The Gospel in Galatians

Paul’s letter to churches struggling with legalism

This Bible study through the book of Galatians empathizes with the struggle of the ancient churches of Galatia, who, like us, often believed their good works could earn God’s favor. Paul’s emphatic words in the letter to the Galatians underscore how sinful that thinking is. God cannot be bought. Salvation is solely through the work of Christ. The included educational resources in this Bible study will help you learn the message of understanding Christ’s finished work in salvation and how Paul’s letter fits within the entire scope of sacred Scripture.

The story of Scripture is the story of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The entire Bible points to this single glorious message: God has loved us and has sent his Son, Jesus, to deliver us from the guilt and condemnation of sin through his life, death, and resurrection.

Our Galatians Bible Study underscores the paramount importance of the gospel message. First, Galatians presents the absolute necessity and sufficiency of the gospel in the daily expression of faith and practice of the Christian life. We learn that if the message of the Gospel is not at the core of everything we believe and do, our so-called Christianity is vain and doomed. The gospel is at stake. Our salvation is at stake.

We also learn how pervasively the human heart tends to abandon the truth of the word of God. This Galatians Bible study will serve as a guide that demonstrates that every Christian in every age, from the new convert to the apostle, struggles with the temptation to live and behave in ways that deny the faith that he or she proclaims. Every Christian is tempted to try to gain divine approval based on his or her behavior.