Want to learn more about Galatians? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 14-part series.
Introduction: We begin a new study of one of the most important books of the New Testament! While the books of the Bible are all important, Galatians is critical to a correct understanding of our salvation. However, before we dig into the actual text of the book...
Introduction: When you want to persuade someone to your point of view, how do you go about it? Do you tell them that you are from the government? Do you tell them that you have a lot of education? Do you tell them that you are smart? Do you tell them that you ha...
Introduction: What kind of unity does Paul represent? So far, he seems most interested in saying that his gospel comes straight from God, and not from church leaders. That seems an odd approach to unity! Perhaps we are not as sly as Paul. Perhaps Paul knew that...
Introduction: This week we begin our discussion of the heart of the gospel - how a Christian is saved from his or her sins. It is very important to get this right. Do you recall that in Galatians 1:8 Paul says that those who teach a false gospel should be "eter...
Introduction: When I was young, there was a program on television called "Bewitched." In our study this week, Paul tells the Galatians that they have been "bewitched." We know the Galatians could not have been watching too much television! Is Paul talking about...
Introduction: In Genesis 15:6 it says that "Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness." Paul tells us that this is the model God has in mind for us. We need to believe and trust God. If we do, that is sufficient for us to be in a right relatio...
Introduction: Let's review for just a minute. Last week we learned that the original contract between God and Abraham was that Abraham would believe God (trust God) and God would credit righteousness to Abraham. These were the promises between Abraham and God....
Introduction: Do you recall a time when you were on vacation and you saw some beautiful mountain or scenic canyon? Did you travel around it so that you could see it from different angles? That is how our lessons feel recently. We have been asking this question:...
Introduction: Have you had friends who suddenly no longer are your friend? In the days of Facebook, that happens to all of us! Perhaps the most painful friend experience for me arose because of theological reasons. My wife tells me that it was my fault. She might be rig...
Introduction: What started our Galatians discussion about the extent to which Gentiles should have to adopt Jewish theology in order to become Christians? Wasn't it circumcision? See Acts 15:1. This causes many Christians to say that the "law" to which Paul con...
Introduction: One of my greatest blessings is to have lived all my life in a place where we have both political and economic freedom. During my lifetime, a greater proportion of the world has become free, both economically and politically. That slashed the rate...
Introduction: Many years ago, I was speaking to someone who had recently come to understand grace. We were talking about the law of God and he told me that it had no application. We agreed to disagree on that subject. It was a year or two later that I ran into him...
Introduction: Most of our study of Galatians has focused on how we live by the Spirit and by grace. Paul now turns his attention to how we should relate with other members of the church. What should we do about sin in the church? Does the nature of the sin matter? Does...
Introduction: We come to the end of our 2017 study of Paul's letter to the Galatians. If you have been with us through the entire series, I hope that you have a better understanding of Paul's message of righteousness by faith, and his concern that through the po...
