Read Galatians 1:8 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on no other gospel and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
LESSON 2
Justified by Faith
Primary passage: Galatians 2:16
Read Galatians 2:16 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on justified by faith and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read Galatians 5:13 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on freedom that serves and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
LESSON 4
Fruit of the Spirit
Primary passage: Galatians 5:22
Read Galatians 5:22 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on fruit of the spirit and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.