Before continuing, it’s worth explaining the deliberate pace of this series. Many assumptions modern Christians bring to Paul’s letters were not formed directly from Scripture, but from generations of layered explanations, inherited frameworks, and well-intentioned yet flawed teaching. Over time, these ideas shape how the text is read automatically, often without being questioned. What should be a fairly understandable subject has been made unnecessarily complex….
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Article 2: What Paul Was Really Arguing in Galatians — The Spirit vs. “Works of Law” truthsum.org
TS Writer
1 month ago in Biblical Discernment
If salvation begins with receiving the Spirit—as argued in Article 1—then Paul’s letter to the Galatians comes into sharper focus. Galatians is not a debate about grace versus moral effort or faith versus obedience. Paul is addressing a far more specific question: How does someone enter the family of God—by receiving the Spirit, or by becoming Jewish? At the heart of the controversy is Paul’s…
The Apostle Paul’s Teaching on Justification in the Book of Galatians cbcg.org
Ryan Welsh
9 months ago in Law
Many use Galatians 5:18 – “But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law” – to argue that Christians are no longer required to keep God’s commandments. But this interpretation is based on poor translation and misunderstanding. The original Greek lacks the definite article “the,” meaning it should read, “not under law.” But what kind of law is Paul referring…