Trust in Christ, not the law
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want
Do not repudiate God’s Grace.
I am not going to go back on that. Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of
Crucified with Christ
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the [life] which I now live in the flesh I live
Justified by Faith
We [who are] Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus
Be straight forward about the Gospel
But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before [them] all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the
God shows no partiality
But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man)—they, I say, who were respected imparted
Please God and not Men
Now am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not
Don’t let the pursuit of things turn you renegade
I am surprised and astonished that you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him Who invited and called you by the grace (unmerited favor) of Christ (the Messiah) [and
He yielded Himself as an atonement for sin
Who gave (yielded) Himself up [to atone] for our sins [and to save and sanctify us], in order to rescue and deliver us from this present wicked age and world
Kingdom Greeting
So I greet you with the great words, grace and peace! Galatians 1:3 (MSG) A greeting is an introduction, an invitation, an affirmation. So the Holy Spirit introduces to, invites