The Ball Is In Your Court – Gal. Chapter 6
We're all familiar with the idiom, "the ball is in your court". It says that you have done and said all you can, now it's up to the other person...
Something Better Than the Law – Gal. 5:16-26
So my wife and I have been watching 'The Chosen', which just finished season 3. One of the characters is Shmuel, a Pharisee stationed in Capernaum. He is antagonistic toward...
Liberty, Faith, and Love – Gal. 5:1-15
How did you relate to your parents during your childhood? I grew up in a very strict home governed by lot of rules. Those rules were enforced with a rod....
Children Free In Christ – Gal. 4:18-31
Freedom is a curious thing. We value it here in the U.S. In so many other countries, freedom is not valued as strongly. There have been many cases in which...
Who Is Your Master? – Gal. 4:1-17
The idea of masters and servants is universally understood. Such relationships still exist in modern society. The employee is servant to the employer (master). Kids are subservient to their parents...
A Contract Still In Force – Gal. 3:15-29
Contracts are a normal part of life. We all enter into them. Your mortgage or lease agreement is a contract. You may have signed a contract when you bought your...
O Foolish Galatians – Gal. 3:1-14
A couple of years ago I made the decision to stop using Facebook. I decided I would stop exposing my mind to the influences of a platform that was purposely and...
The Law’s Proper Place – Gal. 2:11-21
Our last study in Gal. 2 focused on Paul's visit to Jerusalem after 14 years of working solo in Syria and along the SE Mediterranean cost. We didn't get into...
I Am Not the Enemy – Gal. 2:1-10
We Christians are a strange lot. We are supposed to be very different than the world. In many respects we are, but in others, we aren't. For example, consider how...
A Tyrant’s Conversion – Gal. 1:13-24
Last week's study served as an introduction to the book of Galatians. As a reminder, the book is actually a letter written by Paul to the churches in Galatia. It...