Chapter One
For each chapter of Galatians, we will consider the following questions:
What do we learn about Paul?
What do we learn about the Galatians?
What do we learn from key words?
What do we learn about Jesus?
We encourage you to study the book of Galatians along with us, with this approach. The following is the list we composed about the apostle Paul, from Galatians Chapter 1.
What do we learn about Paul?
An apostle (not through the agency of man)
He is amazed that the Galatians are deserting the true gospel for a different gospel (a distortion)
He is a teacher
He is a compassionate disciplinarian
He does not strive to please men
He is a bond-servant of Christ
The gospel that he preaches is not according to man - He received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ
He used to persecute the church - tried to destroy it
Was extremely zealous for his ancestral traditions - was advancing in Judaism beyond many others
He was called by God from his mother’s womb and was set apart by His grace to reveal His Son
God called him to preach among the Gentiles
After his conversion, he did not immediately consult with other people, not even the apostles - for 3 yrs.
He first met and stayed with Peter for 15 days
He traveled a lot
People heard about his conversions before meeting him, and glorified God for it