Galatians

During Paul's second missionary journey he worked to establish churches in the communities of the Galatians in Asia Minor. That may have been in the mid-50's.

Paul's letter to the Galatians begins not with a pleasant greeting, but with a rebuke.

Debate had broken out amongst the Galatians about the role and meaning of the Mosaic Law for Christian believers. This issue had already been debated and decided by the Council of Jerusalem in 49.

Paul reminds the Galatians of his authority as an apostle, and in 3:23-23 he clarifies that the law served in the interim until the arrival of the Messiah.

Paul goes on to explain how we ought to live in light of Jesus' coming and the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives in 5:13-22.