New Testament · Book 48 of 66
Galatians
Paul's gospel defended against a different gospel. Biography, then argument, then ethics — the Magna Carta of Christian liberty.
- 6Chapters
- 1Gospel defended
- 3-partBiography/theology/ethics
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
The Gospel's Spine
Biography, then argument, then ethics. Paul defends the gospel from his own calling, from Scripture, and from the Spirit-led life.
Crucified with Christ; neither Jew nor Greek; new creation.
Structure
- 1–2Biographical defenseThe gospel received by revelation; Jerusalem visits; Peter withstood at Antioch.
- 3–4The argument from faithAbraham justified by faith; the law as schoolmaster; sons, not slaves; Hagar and Sarah.
- 5–6Living by the SpiritFreedom stood fast in; fruit of the Spirit; burdens and the cross of Christ.
Section pages
Each section is one focused part of Galatians — purpose, key movements, key verses, Christ-in-this-section. Roughly five minutes each.
Themes
Justification by faith, not works of law: The letter's load-bearing claim — argued from Abraham's faith and the giving of the Spirit (ch. 3).
Freedom from the law: Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free (5:1).
Fruit of the Spirit: A singular fruit with nine facets; the Spirit-led life against the works of the flesh (5:22–23).
New creation: In Christ, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails, but a new creation (6:15).
If you only read a few chapters
Featured studies in this book
The gold numeral is how many passages of Galatians each study touches — the brighter the border, the deeper it reaches here.
Where Galatians leads
2,067 cross-references flow out of its 5 heaviest chapters · 8 words are distinctively its own · 5 featured studies cite it.
Counted live from the reference floor (heaviest chapter pairs · tagged word floor · featured-page citations).