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Galatians

A sixteen-part small group Bible study series through Paul's letter to the churches of Galatia — the freedom found in Christ, and the danger of adding anything to the gospel of grace. Each study includes the biblical text, a devotional, a full commentary, a self-study guide with Greek word study, and personal application.

Sixteen Studies

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  1. 01The Ground of LibertyGalatians 1:1–5Paul's God-given apostleship and the grace believers stand on — the ground of liberty the Judaizers were undermining.→
  2. 02The One True GospelGalatians 1:6–10Turning so soon to a different gospel — and why any message that adds to grace stands under God's curse.→
  3. 03Paul's Independent RevelationGalatians 1:11–17Paul's gospel came by direct revelation of Jesus Christ, not from any man or any human school.→
  4. 04Paul's Gospel Is Independent of the Judean ChurchesGalatians 1:18–2:10Paul's gospel never answered to Jerusalem — and the pillars of the church gave him the right hand of fellowship.→
  5. 04aPaul's Five Visits to JerusalemCompanion Timeline · Galatians 1:18–2:10A companion timeline: every Jerusalem visit, keyed to Galatians and Acts, with the missionary journeys and the date of writing.→
  6. 05Peter Goes Back to SchoolGalatians 2:11–21Paul confronts Peter at Antioch — the gospel of grace governs how believers live together, not only how they are saved.→
  7. 06Under a SpellGalatians 3:1–5Five questions for foolish Galatians: begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh?→
  8. 07Blessing or a CurseGalatians 3:6–14Abraham believed God — the law can only curse, but Christ became a curse so the blessing could come by faith.→
  9. 08The Superiority of the Promise to the LawGalatians 3:15–29The Law, arriving 430 years later, could never touch the unconditional promise God made to Abraham.→
  10. 09When I Became a ManGalatians 4:1–11In the fullness of time God sent His Son — no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, an heir.→
  11. 10A Steel Fist in a Velvet GloveGalatians 4:12–20Paul the pastor: correcting like a father, laboring like a mother, until Christ is formed in you.→
  12. 11Paul's Old Testament StoryGalatians 4:21–31Two sons, two covenants, two Jerusalems — cast out the bondwoman and stand in the freedom of the promise.→
  13. 12Taking a Stand in LibertyGalatians 5:1–12Stand fast in the liberty Christ has already given — adding anything to grace, however small, is bondage.→
  14. 13Walk in the SpiritGalatians 5:13–26Liberty is not license — walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.→
  15. 14Brothers and BurdensGalatians 6:1–5Restore the fallen gently, bear one another's burdens — and carry your own load faithfully before the Lord.→
  16. 15Sowing and ReapingGalatians 6:6–10God is not mocked — whatever we sow we will reap, so let us not grow weary in doing good.→
  17. 16Teaching the TruthGalatians 6:11–18Boasting only in the cross — presenting the grace gospel persuasively, precisely, plainly, positively, and personally.→
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
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