What follows are a collection of thoughts from my podcast series on Galatians. As I closed the book on Galatians, these are the things I think about as a result of this study. They are more or less in the order that these thoughts appeared in my study of Galatians, but not necessarily. The Law […]

Paul does not pull his punches – not even a little – even in his concluding remarks. The video link to Youtube is here: Galatians 6:11-18 Spotify and iTunes links are to the right.   Blessings!!! Paige  

There are two ways to think of the Law… ignoring it is not one of them.   See the links to the right to listen on Spotify and iTunes Podcast.   Here is the link to the video version on YouTube: Galatians 4:13-15   Blessings! Paige

What are we free to do in Christ? In this podcast I discuss what I think Paul is talking about when he talks about “falling from grace.” It is a tricky subject, but I am beginning to come to peace with this passage. Give it a listen and see what YOU think… and let me […]

This had to have been a hard subject for Paul to address. His former beloved faith – Judaism – and his new found faith (beginning to be called Christianity) were incompatible. The Galatians HAVE to be able to see that they can NOT mix the two. And the Judaizers? They had to have been infuriated […]

Paul digs in more here, trying to get the Galatians attention. To walk from Grace to Law is to walk from life to death.   Were Paul’s efforts in Galatia wasted? Here is the video link… Galatians 4:8-11 And find me on Spotify or Apple by on the links to the right….     Blessings! […]

These are seven hard-hitting verses from Paul. He continues the discussion surrounding the “pedagogue and the ward” and what happens when the ward comes of age. …and something unexpected (to me) – a call to prayer. What if all it took to unleash God’s power in my life was prayer? What if all it took […]

In this episode, Paul continues his demolition of the Judaizer’s arguments, reminding the Galatians that the Judaizers are not offering them something they don’t already have – connection to Abraham. You can view the whole video here: Galatians 3:23-29 And as always, search for “Coffe, the Bible. and Paige” on Apple and Spotify podcast platforms […]

Paul begins to dismantle his opponents arguments by circling his wagons around the fact that before the Law came, Abraham “…believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness…”. You can watch the podcast here: Galatians 3:15-22 And as always, you can search Spotify and Apple Podcasts using “Coffee, the Bible, and Paige” for […]

In this episode we look at Galatians 3 v10-14. Paul explains WHY the Law can never bring justification. He will address this from three perspectives: 1. those who live under the law, are under the law’s curse. The law pronounces a curse upon everyone who fails to keep the law in its entirety. 2. no […]

Paul turns to the core theology of his Gospel – that Faith is enough. They were not saved by becoming circumcised – they were saved the instant they believed the Gospel. And this “believing” puts them in good company – Abraham!       You can view the video here: https://youtu.be/fp3fT5UERBE And the Audio-only version […]

In this passage, Paige discusses his experience in music composition and how understanding rules and theory did not enable him to compose like Mozart. The analogy is then applied to the first century, focusing on the Jewish nation’s reliance on rules derived from the examples and words of the  patriarchs. Paige then transitions to Paul’s […]

In this passage, the speaker continues discussing the conflict between Paul and the Judaizers in Galatia. The focus is on Peter’s actions in Antioch, where he initially associated with Gentiles but later withdrew due to pressure from the circumcision group. Paul confronts Peter publicly for his hypocrisy, emphasizing the truth of the gospel – that […]

I’ve got Galatians to thank for a couple things. It’s opening my eyes up on the dynamic of the early church leadership. Currently, I’m beginning to see that there were basically two parties in the early church, the Peter, James and John party and the Paul party. Or think of it as the Jerusalem church […]

“1 Then after 14 years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. 2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I am currently preaching among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure […]

Today we’re going to finish up chapter one. And we’re going to begin in verses 11 and 12 where Paul introduces a VERY important point. Previously Paul stated that there is only one gospel. There ARE no other gospels. There’s just one. And throughout the rest of this chapter and on into chapter two, Paul […]

  “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel.”   Paul wastes no time. You can decline a friend’s invitation. But you do NOT decline a king’s summon – (or called, as it is translated […]

There’s something about Paul’s salutation in verses one through five that is kind of unique. Most ancient letters, Paul’s included, open with the salutation containing the author’s name, the name of those to whom he’s writing, and an expression of good wishes. Paul’s opening here does that. But in Paul’s other letters, he usually mentions […]

Paul has to fight a battle on two fronts. On the one hand, he has to confront some false teachers personally concerning the foundation of their message/gospel that they are bringing to Galatia in his absence. Their view of Grace and the Law was wrong, according to Paul. On the other hand, (and perhaps this […]

In this, part 3 of my four-part series on what I believe about Salvation, I address the apparent contradiction between the words of Jesus Who says “Whosoever will…” and the words of Paul in Romans where he basically says “No one will…” In other words – “Anybody CAN choose Jesus… but nobody WILL choose Jesus.” […]