Galatians Chapters - ASV Bible
Galatians is Paul's urgent defense of the gospel of grace against the Judaizers who were teaching that Gentile believers must be circumcised and follow the Mosaic Law to be fully saved. Called "Luther's epistle" for its central role in the Protestant Reformation, Galatians Bible chapters contain Paul's confrontation of Peter at Antioch, his argument that Abraham was justified by faith before circumcision, the celebrated fruit of the Spirit passage (5:22-23), and the declaration that "there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (3:28). Galatians is the Magna Carta of Christian freedom from all attempts to earn God's favor.
About Galatians
Galatians is the forty-eighth book of the Bible, written by the apostle Paul around AD 48-55 and spanning 6 chapters. It is one of Paul's most urgent and passionate letters, written to the churches of Galatia to counter the influence of Judaizers -- false teachers who were insisting that Gentile Christians must be circumcised and keep the Mosaic law in order to be fully saved. Paul responds with fierce intensity, declaring that such a gospel is no gospel at all and pronouncing an anathema on anyone who preaches a different message. The letter establishes with unparalleled clarity that justification -- being declared righteous before God -- comes through faith in Christ alone, not through any human works or religious performance. Major themes include justification by faith alone apart from works of law, freedom from the law's bondage, the new life of the Spirit, the unity of all believers in Christ regardless of ethnicity, and the fruit of the Spirit as the evidence of true transformation. Key chapters include Galatians 2 (Paul's confrontation with Peter), Galatians 3 (faith versus works of law), and Galatians 5 (freedom in Christ and the fruit of the Spirit). Famous verses include Galatians 5:22-23 -- The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control -- and Galatians 2:20 -- I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. Galatians KJV Bible reading is the Magna Carta of Christian freedom. Read the Book of Galatians online here in full.