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We must now take some time to examine the Epistle to the Galatians in order to demonstrate that the concern of the inspired apostle was to uphold the liberty of Christ for the Gentiles over against the Judaizers who wanted to put them under the yoke of the Mosaic law. We must now take some time to
The epistle of Paul to the Galatians is surely of interest to anyone who is concerned with the question whether the promises of the covenant are conditional or unconditional. In the early part of this epistle the apostle had defended his apostleship. There were false teachers, also in the congregati
In these verses Paul gives a special exhortation to the Galatians as to how to deal with a brother overtaken in a fault. He shows how faith energized by love in such a case manifests itself: love thy neighbor as thyself! That is the liberty of the sons to help the fellow-brother to stand in his libe
That although Paul chides the Galatian brethren and sisters very severely, yet he speaks to them, under the circumstances, as kindly as possible. He does not make matters worse than what they are. For Paul calls the Galatians “foolish” only in the sense of “those without understanding” and not in th
PAUL'S APOSTOLIC SALUTATION TO THE GALATIANS -- continued (Gal. 1:1-5) PAUL'S APOSTOLIC SALUTATION TO THE GALATIANS -- continued (Gal. 1:1-5) There is a little addition in the text which we should not overlook. The greetings here to the Galatians come from Paul the apostle. But there are brethren
EXPOSITION OF THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS (1) EXPOSITION OF THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS (1) Many excellent commentaries have been written on this great polemic of Paul to the churches in Galatia. It is not our desire to excel these worthies in the breadth of their vision, the acuteness of their
Prof. Hanko is professor emeritus of Church History and New Testament in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. Pervious article in this series: September 1, 2005, p. 466. The Occasion for the Epistle Assuming that the Galatian churches were comprised of the churches that were established by Paul on hi
to Galatians chapter 5. Galatians 5, we'll read the chapter. Our text is verses 16 through 18 and then verse 25. This is the most long and drawn-out series of sermons you've ever heard in your life, but progress is progress. Remember the occasion for the epistle to the Galatians? After the firs
Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead, and all the brethren which are with me unto the churches of Galatia, grace be to you and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, t
Paul’s benediction to them, found in verse 11, should show to us how to live toward one another and with the church of Christ. Sing Psalter 216. September 14 Read Galatians 1 In this chapter of the letter written to various churches that Paul established on his second journey, Paul must defend hi