What do you do when you’ve made a mess of things? Where do you go when you’ve blown it badly? How does the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ empower us to combat things like hypocrisy, pride, people-pleasing, and apostasy? Paul’s letter to the Galatians tells us what we need to know in these situations as he teaches us how to rely upon costly grace.
In this fresh and engaging commentary, pastor Todd Wilson invites us to look beneath the surface of controversy in Galatia to the even more fundamental issue at stake: gospel-rooted living. Combining scholarly depth with practical wisdom, he offers us a soulful commentary based on years of ministry experience and biblical reflection. Read Galatians anew with this exegetically engaged, theologically informed, and pastorally minded resource!
Table of Contents
1. Go Back to Grace (1:1–5)
2. Apostolic Astonishment! (1:6–9)
3. People-pleaser or Servant of Christ? (1:10)
4. You Are Your Best Argument (1:11–24)
5. Seeing Grace (2:1–10)
6. Remembering the Poor (2:10)
7. Staying in Step with the Truth of the Gospel (2:11–14)
8. The Truth of the Gospel (2:15, 16)
9. Cruciformity: The Shape of Gospel-Rooted Living (2:17–21)
10. There’s Only One Way to Finish (3:1–5)
11. Abraham’s Blessing (3:6–9)
12. Clearing the Way for God’s Blessing (3:10–14)
13. Why Then the Law? (3:15–22)
14. Heirs According to Promise (3:23–29)
15. Adoption as Sons (4:1–7)
16. Turning Back Isn’t the Way Forward (4:8–11)
17. Imitation Is the Solution, Part 1 (4:12)
18. Imitation Is the Solution, Part 2 (4:12–20)
19. Children of the Free Woman (4:21–31)
20. What Ultimately Counts? (5:1–6)
21. Free to Run (5:7–12)
22. Through Love Serve One Another (5:13–15)
23. The Sufficiency of the Spirit (5:16–26)
24. Burden Bearing, Part 1: Spiritual Restoration (6:1–5)
25. Burden Bearing, Part 2: Pay Your Pastor (6:6–10)
26. Boast Only in the Cross (6:11–18)
