Life in the Spirit bears godly fruit and mutual care, fulfilling the "law of Christ" and boasting only in the cross.
Freedom is one of the greatest gifts we have in Christ, but it's also one of the easiest things to misunderstand. In Galatians 5, the Apostle Paul shows us that true freedom is not the ability to do whatever we please, but the power to live as God designed us to live, through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
In Galatians 4:21–31, Paul draws a contrast between two women, two sons, and two covenants, one rooted in slavery, the other in freedom. Hagar and Sarah become living illustrations of two ways people relate to God: by striving in their own strength or by trusting in His grace.
In Christ, believers move from slavery to sonship and are urged not to return to the bondage of legalism.
The covenant with Abraham predates the law, making all who trust Christ heirs to the promise, regardless of background.
Paul confronts Peter's hypocrisy and delcares that righteousness comes only through faith, not observance of the law.
Paul confronts Peter's hypocrisy and delcares that righteousness comes only through faith, not observance of the law.
A summit in Jerusalem affirms Paul's gospel to the Gentiles, underscoring unity in Christ across ethnic lines.
Paul shares his personal story to demonstrate that the message of Christ is not a human invention but the result of divine revelation. His life was radically transformed by grace, and ours can be too.
Paul rebukes the Galatians for deserting Christ and insists that salvations rests solely on the true gospel of grace.