In the first half of this chapter, Paul scolded the GalatiansYou know how sometimes, as a parent,- when you're very worried about your child–maybe they did not arrive home on time• when they finally show up, your worry turns to a...

Do I need to mention that Paul does not try to hide his frustration with the Galatians?To our ears, his language--"foolish" and "Who has bewitched you?" sounds offensive- later on he will say, if they’ve truly taken...

Paul has shared with the Galatians a brief autobiographyHe completed it with a story about his run-in with Peter- when Peter first came to the Gentile church in Antioch,• he allowed the wall between Jews and Gentiles to collapse<...

If you remember from last week, Paul is telling his storyNow, at the end of his autobiography he mentions Peter (Cephas)– this is the only record of them ever having a personal encounter• as Paul approaches the primary purpose of...

Last week we ventured into Paul’s letter to the GalatiansRight away we learned that he was not pleased with these Christians- he accused them of deserting Jesus for “another gospel”• but he hasn’t defined that other gospel specif...