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Paul says the gospel he preached was “not man’s gospel.” He did not receive it from man or learn it from man, but “through a revelation of Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:11–12).
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Paul asks whether they received the Spirit by “works of the law” or by “hearing with faith.” He treats their experience as evidence that God supplied the Spirit and worked miracles among them by faith, not law-works (Galatians 3:2–5).
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Paul lists “works of the flesh” such as sexual immorality, idolatry, enmity, jealousy, fits of anger, divisions, drunkenness, and “things like these.” He also includes a warning about those who practice such things (Galatians 5:19–21).
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Paul says the leaders saw he had been entrusted with the gospel “to the uncircumcised,” just as Peter was to the circumcised. They gave Paul and Barnabas “the right hand of fellowship” and asked them to remember the poor (Galatians 2:7–10).
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Paul tells the community to bear one another’s burdens and says that in doing so they “fulfill the law of Christ.” In the same section he also stresses self-examination and personal responsibility (Galatians 6:2–5).
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Paul says, “I have been crucified with Christ,” and that it is no longer he who lives, but Christ who lives in him. He describes his present life as lived “by faith in the Son of God,” who loved him and gave himself for him (Galatians 2:20).
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Paul says that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, neither male nor female. He grounds this in being “all one in Christ Jesus,” and connects it to belonging to Abraham’s offspring and being heirs according to promise (Galatians 3:28–29).
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Paul says Christ redeemed “us” from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. He links this to the blessing of Abraham coming to the nations in Christ Jesus and to receiving the promised Spirit through faith (Galatians 3:13–14).
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Paul says before faith came, people were “held captive under the law.” He describes the law as a “guardian” until Christ, but says that now that faith has come, believers are no longer under a guardian (Galatians 3:23–25).
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Paul says God sent his Son “to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” He adds that God sent “the Spirit of his Son” into hearts crying “Abba! Father!” (Galatians 4:4–6).
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Paul says a person is “not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ.” He repeats that “by works of the law no one will be justified” (Galatians 2:16).
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Paul says the Galatians are “turning to a different gospel,” but immediately adds that it is “not another one.” He describes it as people “troubling” them and “distorting the gospel of Christ” (Galatians 1:6–7).
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Paul contrasts seeking “the approval of man” with seeking “the approval of God.” He says that if he were still trying to please man, he would not be “a servant of Christ” (Galatians 1:10).
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Paul says that if a person accepts circumcision, “Christ will be of no advantage” to him. He adds that such a person is obligated to keep the whole law and is “severed from Christ,” having “fallen away from grace” (Galatians 5:2–4).
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Paul names the fruit of the Spirit as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. He adds, “against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22–23).
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Paul says that after three years he went to Jerusalem and stayed with Cephas (Peter) fifteen days. He says he saw none of the other apostles except James “the Lord’s brother” (Galatians 1:18–19).
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Paul says Peter used to eat with Gentiles but drew back when certain men came from James. Paul says Peter’s conduct was “not in step with the truth of the gospel,” so he confronted him publicly (Galatians 2:11–14).
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Paul quotes that Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” He concludes that those of faith are “sons of Abraham,” and that Scripture foresaw the nations being blessed in him (Galatians 3:6–9).
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Paul recalls that he “persecuted the church of God violently” and tried to destroy it. He also says he was advancing in Judaism, showing the contrast with his later calling (Galatians 1:13–14).
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Paul states that even if he or an angel from heaven preached a gospel “contrary” to what they received, that preacher is to be “accursed.” He repeats the warning for emphasis (Galatians 1:8–9).
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Paul says the law was “added because of transgressions” until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made. He describes it as ordained through angels by an intermediary (Galatians 3:19).
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Paul says Christ has set believers free “for freedom.” He warns against submitting again to “a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1).
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Paul says Titus was not compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. He frames this as resisting pressure from “false brothers” so that “the truth of the gospel might be preserved” (Galatians 2:3–5).