Paul To The Galatians Argument Analysis

In The Letter of Paul to the Galatians, the apostle Paul, who taught the gospel of Christ to the first century world, wrote to the churches of Galatia, in Galatia, within late 40’s - mid 50’s CE to share the defense of his Gentile mission as a whole and the understanding of the law on which it is based (Gal 1:1-2). Paul was appalled that the Galatians were able to believe another gospel so quickly. He wanted the Galatians to realize that they should be fighting for God’s approval, not their peers (Gal 1:10). While this was occuring, the early Christian movement was still connected to Judaism, and an increasing amount of its members were Gentiles. Paul was concerned about what relationship Gentile Christians should have toward Judaism and this drew a great concern connecting to the law of Moses. This letter reveals the …show more content…
In order to deal with these heavy worries, Paul argues that following the laws aren’t nearly as important as living through faith in Christ. The thesis of his argument is found in Gal 2:20, “And it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God” (NRSV). Proof of this thesis is spread throughout the six chapters of Galatians, which is first speaking about Paul's travels (Gal 1-2), living by faith (Gal 3-4), and then living by the law (Gal 5-6). One can also find the two prayers within the letter in the first and the last chapter of Galatians, noticing that both of these prayers speak of grace within our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul begins his argument by asking the people of Galatia who they are trying to impress and who they are living for. Paul wants them to seek God’s approval and no one else’s (Gal 1:10). He makes a strong argument stating that if justification comes through law, then our Lord died for