Galatians study section

Galatians related passages

Galatians shows the gospel as the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham.

Within the Bible

Previous: 2 Corinthians defended Paul’s ministry; Galatians defends the gospel itself against a works-based distortion.
Next: Ephesians unfolds the riches of that same gospel of grace and the church it creates.
Thematic Connections:
- Genesis 15:6 - Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” (Galatians 3:6).
- Habakkuk 2:4 - “The righteous shall live by faith” (Galatians 3:11).
- Acts 15 - The Jerusalem Council, which settled the very controversy Galatians addresses.
- Romans - Paul’s fuller, calmer treatment of justification by faith.

Galatians shows the gospel as the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham:

Justified by faith like Abraham: Righteousness is credited to faith, as it was to Abraham before the law (Galatians 3:6-9; Genesis 15:6).
The righteous live by faith: Paul’s argument rests on Habakkuk’s word (Galatians 3:11; Habakkuk 2:4).
Christ bore the curse: Jesus became a curse for us, fulfilling the law’s demand (Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 21:23; Isaiah 53).
The offspring who blesses the nations: Christ is Abraham’s true offspring, through whom all nations are blessed (Galatians 3:16, 28-29; Genesis 12:3; 22:18).