Galatians 1 – Week 1: No Other Gospel

Who wrote it?

- Paul the Apostle

• Sent not from man but from Jesus Christ

Who's he writing to?

- Churches in Galatia

• Gentile + Jewish mix
• Influenced by Judaizers

Why is he writing?

- To defend justification by faith alone

• To stop the spread of a false gospel

Galatians 1:1–5 – Paul's Greeting and Gospel Summary

• Apostolic Authority
• Grace & Peace
• Christ gave Himself for our sins
• All for God's glory

Galatians 1:6–9 – No Other Gospel

• Paul is shocked
• They turned quickly to a distorted gospel
• Anyone preaching another gospel: Accursed

Galatians 1:10–12 – Paul's Motivation and Revelation

• Seeks to please God, not man
• Gospel received by revelation

Galatians 1:13–17 – Paul’s Past and Calling

• Persecutor to preacher
• Set apart before birth
• Did not consult with men

Galatians 1:18–24 – Independent of Apostles

• 3-year delay
• Glorified God because of his transformation

Key Themes

• Justification by Faith
• One True Gospel
• Apostolic Authority
• God's Sovereign Grace
• Gospel over People Pleasing

Group Questions

1. Why is it important that Paul’s authority came from Christ and not man?
2. What does this chapter teach us about false gospels?
3. Whose approval do you find yourself seeking most often?
4. What part of Paul's story connects most with your own?
5. How can we live in a way that causes others to glorify God?

Final Thought

There is only one gospel — and it’s worth living and dying for.