Summary: Paul begins by comparing being an “heir of God” (Gal.3:29; 4:7) to being an heir of men (4:1). A man’s boy was already “lord” of his lands and servants, but he wasn’t ready to be in charge of … Continue reading →

  Summary: “Faith” (v.23) is just believing what God says, and men have always had faith (Heb.11:4). So when Paul talks about a time “before faith came” (v.23), he must be talking about a different kind of faith—and he is! … Continue reading →

  Summary: The law was “added” (v.19cf.Deut.5:17) to the covenant God made with Abraham that promised him and his seed eternal life in exchange for their faith. But Paul just said you can’t add to a covenant (3:15), so God … Continue reading →

Summary: The word “covenant” (3:15) is the Bible word for a contract. When Paul said he was speaking “after the manner of men,” that means he was comparing the covenant God made with Abraham that he’d been talking about (3:7-14) … Continue reading →

  Summary: Paul just finished reminding the Galatians that they’d received the gifts of the Spirit by faith without having to keep the law (v.5), gifts that proved they were saved. This happened “even as Abraham” received salvation by faith … Continue reading →

Summary: The law used to be God’s truth, but now it is grace, so to go back to the law as the Galatians had done is to disobey the truth (3:1). But grace is more than just a gospel to … Continue reading →

Summary: We are “now” justified (Rom.5:1,9). The word “seek” (Gal.2:17) sometimes means to look to something (Amos 5:5,6). All Jews knew where Gilgal was, but it was filled with idols. So God told the Jews not to look to Gilgal … Continue reading →

Summary: Paul says he had to confront Peter “when Peter was come to Antioch” (v.11), where Paul went right after the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:22-35). Peter arrived some time after that, and sat to eat a meal with some Gentile … Continue reading →