This study goes out to anyone who hungers to know the Lord better through His Word, for that is the purpose of His communication with us. It makes sense to start with Galatians, since this is the earliest of all the letters to churches. While the gospels record for us the words and works of Jesus before his resurrection, they seek to tell us what he said and did without always interpreting for us how to apply it all to our lives in light of the cross. The letters do this for us, and they shed much light on what Jesus meant when he taught and healed people.

You should first read the introduction to this study, then read Chapters One and Two of Galatians. The first chapter of this study will then discuss that part of Galatians. At the end of each chapter, you will be instructed to read the next chapter of Galatians, which will then be covered in the following chapter of this study. This article will serve more as a "thought-jogger" than as a commentary, and it is heavier on application than it is on theory. Don't be surprised, therefore, to find the subject material "hitting close to home," as it naturally does. Paul is a radical apostle, and his passion for the Bride of Christ drove him to preserve Her purity and devotion to Christ at any cost. Open your heart to his liberating words, and the Lord will surely take you on deeper into Himself.