Galatians: Summary & Key Themes

Galatians at a glance, before you read it.

Written by	Paul
Written to	the churches of Galatia
Type	Letter
Chapters	6
Position	Book 48 of 66 · book 9 of the New Testament

Summary

Paul warns believers not to return to keeping the law to be accepted by God. People are justified by faith in Christ, and the free life is lived by the Spirit, producing the fruit of the Spirit.

Main themes

freedom in Christ
justification by faith
the fruit of the Spirit

Key verse

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20 (KJV)

How to read Galatians

Read it in one or two sittings first; short letters were written to be read aloud in one go. Ask three questions as you go: what did this mean to the first readers, what does it show about God, and what does it ask of me?

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