Galatians: Chapter One

Galatians was written to the churches in Galatia around 50 A.D. Paul had previously visited this area and brought the message of Christ’s salvation through grace and faith.

[Gal 1:2 NLT] 2 All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.

[Gal 1:4 NLT] 4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.

[Gal 1:6-7 NLT] 6 I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News 7 but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.

[Gal 1:9 NLT] 9 I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed.

[Gal 1:10 NLT] 10 Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant.

[Gal 1:13-14 NLT] 13 You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion--how I violently persecuted God's church. I did my best to destroy it. 14 I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.

[Gal 1:16 NLT] 16 to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles....

[Gal 1:23 NLT] 23 All they knew was that people were saying, "The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!”

[Gal 1:24 NLT] 24 And they praised God because of me.

• Hold tightly to the gospel of grace.

• Do not add human works to what Christ has done.

• Test every teaching by the message of Jesus and His cross.

• Remember that God’s call can transform even the most unlikely person.