Galatians

The West Houston and North Houston Bible Studies studied the book of Galatians in the Fall of 2011 and Spring of 2012. Links to notes for each lesson are in the table below.

Schedule

Galatians Theme: ‘Grace through Faith in Christ Frees Christians from the Bondage of Law’

‘…knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified…. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.… Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage’ (Gal. 2:16, 20-21; 5:1, NKJV).

A Proposed Chronology of Paul's Life

Lesson	West Houston	North Houston	Lesson Title	Galatians
1	August 31, 2011	September 1, 2011	Where in the World Is Galatia?	Acts/Galatians
2	September 14, 2011	September 15, 2011	The One and Only Gospel	1:1-10
3	October 5, 2011	October 6, 2011	The Call of Paul	1:11-24
4	October 19, 2011	October 20, 2011	Apostle to the Gentiles	2:1-10
5	November 2, 2011	November 10, 2011	The Antioch Incident	2:11-15
6	November 16, 2011	November 17, 2011	Justification by Faith Alone	2:16-21
7	December 7, 2011	December 8, 2011	O Foolish Galatians!	3:1-9
			********WINTER BREAK********
8	Februrary 1, 2012	February 2, 2012	Redeemed from the Curse of the Law	3:10-18
9	Februrary 15, 2012	Februrary 16, 2012	Law: What Is It Good For?	3:19-29
10	March 7, 2012	March 8, 2012	Adoption as Heirs	4:1-11
11	March 21, 2012	March 22, 2012	The Perplexed Pastor	4:12-20
12	April 4, 2012	April 5, 2012	Two Mothers, Two Sons, Two Covenants	4:21-31
13	April 18, 2012	April 19, 2012	Stand Fast in Christian Liberty	5:1-12
14	May 9, 2012	May 10, 2012	Liberty without License	5:13-18
15	May 23, 2012	May 17, 2012	Two Different Paths	5:19-26
16	May 30, 2012	May 24, 2012	Caring for the Church	6:1-10
17	June 13, 2012	May 31, 2012	Glorying in the Cross	6:11-18

The above notes are excerpted from commentaries listed in the Schedule. They have been organized and edited together into a composite narrative, but they do not represent original material, phraseology, or ideas. I am indebted to the cited authors for their careful exegesis and explanation of the original and English texts of Galatians. DSB