Galatia

‘first time’ or ‘originally.’ Here Paul uses it as an adverb modifying εὐηγγελισάμην. “It does not in itself indicate whether Paul means to refer to the one and only time he visited Galatia, or to the first of two visits…All elements of the context, however, favor a reference to the only visit Paul has made to Galatia….Had there been a second visit, Paul would surely have said how things went on that occasion, adding something like: ‘and the second time I was with you, you were still my true…

The letter to the Galatians was written by St. Paul to defend the Gospel that he delivered to them in a previous encounter(s), and refute the gospel that the Galatians had received from Jewish Christians. The main issue the Galatians takes on is the relationship between the Law and salvation. Furthermore, Paul takes the opportunity to address those that doubted his apostleship and the authenticity of his message. He spends the first two chapters of the letter defending his apostleship and the…

believed that they were blaspheming, and so they turned their attention more towards the Gentiles. Mark, however, had to leave, and so traveled back to Jerusalem as Paul and Barnabus continued. They traveled to multiple cities throughout the region of Galatia, including Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. In each of these cities, Paul preached the good news of Jesus Christ fearlessly and just as relentlessly as he had been persecuting the Christians in his early life. In Lystra, God…

Paul is crystal clear regarding the consequences of apostasy in Galatians 1:6-9. Those in Galatia had turned away from the gospel of Christ (v. 6) and perverted it (v. 7). Paul emphatically stated than anyone, whether man or angel, who preached a different gospel would “be accursed”. This curse is referring to God’s judgment against the unrighteous…

his experience as “seeing the Lord” (1 Cor. 9:1). Moreover, Luke describes a “light from heaven” (Acts 9:3; 22:6; 26:13). From A.D 45, Paul had three distinct journeys, throughout the Bible. The first journey, Paul’s ministry began at Cyprus and Galatia (Acts 13-14). During the second journey, Paul goes to Asia Minor to Europe, where Macedonia and Achaia are located (Acts 15:36-18:22). In his last journey, he ministered Ephesus, Macedonia, and Achaia (Acts…

God. This latter statement seems to mean that he aimed to provide his readers with a true explanation of how God has made his grace available to human beings. Peter wrote the letter as a circular letter, designed to encourage gentiles in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia to persevere in spite of suffering through persecution. Peter also sought to give some practical instruction. Peter wrote 2 Peter in order to stimulate his readers to wholesome thinking. In particular, he wanted to…

Verses 19-21 ended Paul's speech about this issue. This section of the passage is where the apologetic and preaching side comes out. When thinking about a sermon in church, there usually is a part of the sermon that the pastor wants the congregation to remember the most and take away. I think this section is the part that Paul wanted all the people to especially take away. Verse nineteen Paul says, "For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God", which means that he gave up…

For many people, the events of the Bible seem to take place in some magical and distant world of a “Bible Land”. We read about places the Bible talks about, such as Jerusalem, Corinth, Nazareth, and Ephesus and picture a whole different world that our childhood biblical books illustrate for us. The truth is, is that the more we know about the locations mentioned in the bible, the better we can understand the meaning of the stories. Ephesus is one of the most important cities that are mentioned…

churches Paul was addressing were located in the book of Galatians. Galatia was taken over by the Romans and became a Roman province around 189 B.C. “Paul wrote Galatians to counter Judaizing false teachers” (MSB48) The teachers had dangerous teachings and Paul wanted to warn them about the bad consequences if they continued to teach false teachings and forgot about justification threw faith and other doctrines. Paul did visit southern Galatia and he had a trip to the Jewish council. According…

greetings, and so does my son Mark.” In this passage, it says that Peter was in Babylon while he was writing this epistle. In 1Peter 1:1 it says “peter an apostle of Jesus Christ, to God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.” This verse states that Peter was writing to the Roman Empires in the Asian Minor who were under persecution for believing in God.This epistle was written to remind the Christians to stay in faith, although…