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Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians

1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—2and all the brothers with me,

At the end of the Holy Communion, the Church prays, “we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another”. 1 Christians live out their daily vocations in faith toward God and in love toward the neighbor. Luther writes about the difference between faith and love in his Galatians commentary, where he says, “Love ‘bears. The Epistle To The Galatians Table Of Contents Introduction 3 Chapter One 7 Chapter Two 10 Chapter Three 13 Chapter Four 17 Chapter Five 21 Chapter Six 25 This study guide was developed in preparation for teaching adult Bible classes. W The objectives for each section are usually things I.

It is not easy for those who rarely pray to ask for God’s will to be done. Actually, prayer and Bible study are inextricably linked. It is impossible to draw close to God in prayer without drinking in of His written Word. In that Word, we learn of His will toward us we learn how to ask “according to His will.” Prayer, after all, is petition. On Wednesday evenings, I’m offering short reflections on the psalms, in order, ahead of our usual Bible study. It’s interesting to see people’s reactions to the readings of the psalms of lament, because many of them only know the psalms as some of these CCM songs that claim to be written based on a certain psalm.

To the churches of Galatia:

3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,a4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.

8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

Paul Preaches the Gospel

10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.11For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.b12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

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15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas,c and I stayed with him fifteen days.19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.22I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”24And they glorified God because of me.

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Footnotes:
3a SBL, BYZ, and TR God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ
11b Literally not according to man
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That is, Peter

Martin Luther freely acknowledged that Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians was his favorite book of the Bible. The great reformer lectured on it in 1519 and again in 1523; and in his table talks, he was reported to have said, “The Epistle to the Galatians is my epistle. To it I am, as it were, in wedlock. It is my Katherine.” Later in life he commented, “If I had my way about it they would republish only those of my books which have doctrine. My Galatians, for example.”

Through a new home Bible study being offered by Trinity Lutheran, people will have the opportunity to study what might be the very earliest epistle along with Luther’s famous and penetrating commentary. This study will begin on Tuesday evening, April 16th and will be hosted by Jim and Katia Turner in their home at 1265 Vinton Avenue in Memphis. Trinity’s Deacon, Douglas Morrison, will lead the sessions.

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These meetings will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, with the actual class time being from 7:00 to 8:00. The second session is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30th, and will continue on second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.

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Please plan now to join us for God’s Word and fellowship. For more information, please call Jim Turner (496-4737), Deacon Morrison (522-8666), or the Church office (525-1056).





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