God's fatherly discipline to his children is painful, loving, and effective.

 

When we read the Scriptures as Jesus taught his disciples to read the Scriptures, we cannot miss the centrality of the Kingdom of God and all that it entails.

Before moving on to address correct doctrine, the Apostle Paul's own apostolic ministry is detailed as an essential part of his defense of the Gospel.

As Paul defends the Gospel that he preaches to the Galatian church he does not defend his own reputation nor give his personal testimony.

Luke goes to great lengths to show the objective reality of Christ's resurrection to his readers.

The Apostle Paul sternly warns the church about the dangers of apostasy as well as the divine condemnation that awaits those who would teach and lead others away from the faith.

Galatians is written to all who know and believe the Gospel of God’s grace, yet are more confident in what they have done for God instead of what God has done for them.

The important place of lament psalms in the life of members of the Covenant of Grace.

 

We need to hear Paul’s prayer for the Colossian church so that we might know how to pray amidst the spiritual warfare that is ever-present in the life of the Christian.

 

Paul teaches his readers to rejoice and find contentment in Christ, regardless of their current life situations.