Galatians 3 : 15-29 The Law And The Promise

The Book of Philippians was written by the apostle Paul from a prison somewhere, no one is quite sure where. It is the eleventh book in the New Testament. The letter was written around 57 A.D. while Paul was awaiting his release from prison. He was writing to the Church of Philippi in Macedonia. According to the Acts 16:9-40, Paul helped established the Church and community in the town of Philippi.

The first letter to the Christian community was sent from Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, though Paul was the main author. Paul was writing to them to clear up their misunderstandings about the return of Christ, also considers it as instructions in holy living. Paul wrote about his longing to visit the church in Thessalonica but

The Pauline Epistles or Letters of Paul make it clear that through the Holy Scriptures God has established a better covenant through Christ Jesus as the “High Priest” the intercessor that the images of covenant pointed towards. Paul’s epistles teach Christians to have confidence and faith in the promises of God and to chart that confidence through trusting God’s word and by viewing the visible world measuring our

Paul is the author of the book of Titus. The book of Titus was written around the years 63-65 A.D. The letter was addressed to Titus who was a gentile and a companion of Paul. Paul called Titus his “True son”. Titus along with First and Second Timothy are called Pastoral Epistles. The reason for being categorized that way is because the letters emphasizes the reason for having leaders within the church. (Votaw, Clyde W. pg.130-38) The book 's theme is instructions to Titus on how to run the churches in Crete and to encourage Titus in faith. The first readers of this letter would be Titus, some of the leaders within the Crete churches, Zenas and Apollos who Paul gave the letter to give of Titus. Paul and Titus most likely visited Crete

Wacaster’s book, which is (as the title suggests) centered on Paul’s epistle to the Galatians, is very obviously intended to the common-level, “average” audience. Wacaster does not delve into complex conversations of textual variants, manuscript discrepancies, and disputations of authorship, nor does he use vocabulary or phraseology that is above the understanding of most individuals. Rather, Wacaster is simple, straightforward, and effective in communicating his points on the wonderful book of Galatians. With many commentaries that are written at a graduate and scholarly level, a more basic approach is much appreciated and needed.

The South Galatian theory holds the strongest with the stance that it was one of the churches Paul began on his initial missionary journey. While there is no scripture to back up that the North had churches truly established according to Acts, the South had churches planted. One of the major reasons South Galatian is supported is because of the fact that it is on the journey Paul had to take to get to his home, Tarsus. The reason this theory is important is because of the cultural differences we see presented, as the Northern Galatians would tend towards heavy roman actions. Also the fact that they are under such extreme Jewish influences shows that they are very unlikely to live in the North vs. the South, because Jews were more prevalent in the Southern region. There are 2 very contrasting ideas as to when the epistle was written. One theory states that it was written in the early stages of Paul’s ministry and the other states it was probably one of the last letters that Paul ever wrote . There is no indicator at all as to when this book was written, but most scholars believe that it was written around 49 A.D., considering that during the letter Paul mentions the council.” Fortunately, the primary thrust of Paul’s argument is clear enough and does not revolve around our ability to identify the setting with precision2 .”

Paul wrote in his first letter to the church in Corinth: 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 (ESV)

Traveling from the church in Antioch to Jerusalem, Barnabas, Paul and Mark set out to spread the Gospel. "Both Acts 15 and Galatians 2:1-10 detail a meeting in Jerusalem. Although they are not identical, the overwhelming similarities suggest that both passages are indeed descriptions of the same event."

This basic feature of the Christian message brings the growing sense of unease within some in Paul’s audience (Fernando, p. 476). However, Paul’s strategy of reasoning with the Athenians is instructive of the gospel message. His message does not contain direct quotations or appeals to the Old Testament (Fernando, p. 476). However, such appeals would have meant nothing to his audience, who did not accept the authority of the Scriptures. But, the message was thoroughly scriptural (Fernando, p. 476). Paul uncovers the Athenians’ admitted need for the knowledge of the one true God.

First, we will address what some people call “Paul’s systematic theology” in his letter to the Romans. The book of Romans is perhaps the most precise exposition of the human condition and the act of God whereby humanity is redeemed. Next, we will treat the letter to the Galatians, where the apostle deals with the problem of the Law and the legal standing of the Believer. Finally, the letter to the Philippians

As one of the shortest of Paul’s letters, a careful reading of Galatians 4:13-15 shows that it is situated within the wider pericope of Chapter 4 and the entire book of Galatians. Paul grew up and spent his early years in Tarsus in a setting that taught him the critical importance of penetrating major commercial centers with the Gospel, and so in Galatia, “the northern part was not as well developed as the southern region…..and thus Paul’s churches would have been established in the flourishing towns of the south.”

The purpose of Pauls Letters were to keep in contact with the churches and to resolve any problems or questions they had. Paul mainly wrote to communicate with distant churches, to encourage, to persuade, to inform and to respond to events that he had heard about. Paul’s writings formulated key teachings about the nature of the Church. He taught about how Christ lived in them and by their baptism and the Holy Spirit they were able to contribute to the Christian community. Paul mainly wrote about the issues in society and how to help the churches when they were in need. Paul didn’t believe that the Gentiles need to

St Paul’s letter to the Galatians is regarded as on of his most important letter, not because it is usually considered one of the earliest writings of the New Testament, rather, because it gives us an insight into the problem which occurred in the infant Church. Moreover, the letter gives us an insight into what Paul considers to be the essential theological concept of Christianity, marking it in contrast to Judaism. Therefore, it has been traditionally believed that St Paul’s letter to the Galatians seeks to reject Judaism because it is a legalist religion which in turn is misleading the people of Galatia from the path of salvation. However, in more

Karla, you select an excellent chapter. What you shared about how this section reflects the overall theme in Galatians of the Bible, which is and excellent choice job. Furthermore, this is a great chapter about how the Apostle Paul had to deal with the Galatians Christians because he was totally disturbed in how the Christians were easily misled after he had spent time teaching the ways of God. "After he had left, a religious sect called theJudaizers came into town. They preached a phony gospel that required Christians to obey all of the Jewish traditions (such as celebrating the feast and male circumcision)" (Bickel & Jantz, 1998, p. 273). Consequently, the Apostle Paul had to remind the Galatians that Christianity is about freedom from the

Paul’s letter is addressed to the churches in Galatia (Galatians 1.2) but the location of these churches is a matter of debate. A minority of scholars have argued that ‘Galatia’ is an ethnic reference to a Celtic people living in northern Asia Minor, but there is no evidence that Paul ever visited that region.