Listen to the full Epistle to the Galatians in the King James Version (KJV) with text.<br /><br />Audio Bible https://tienda.josepenacoto.com/products/the-bible-audiobook<br /><br />📖 Chapters<br />0:00 Galatians 1. Paul’s Defense of His Apostleship and the True Gospel<br />3:18 Galatians 2. Justification by Faith, Not by Works<br />7:07 Galatians 3. The Law and the Promise: Faith Brings Righteousness<br />11:50 Galatians 4. Sons and Heirs Through Christ, Not the Law<br />16:04 Galatians 5. Freedom in Christ and the Fruit of the Spirit<br />19:42 Galatians 6. Doing Good and Boasting Only in the Cross<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9nL9AX7_1DODTGB18Hh_JCJr2s-l2KnL<br /><br />The Epistle to the Galatians, commonly known as Galatians, is the ninth book of the New Testament and one of Paul’s most passionate and urgent letters. Written around AD 48–55, it was addressed to the churches in Galatia, a region in modern-day Turkey. The letter was written in response to false teachers, known as Judaizers, who were leading the Galatian believers astray by insisting that they must follow the Mosaic Law, including circumcision, to be saved. Paul forcefully defends the true gospel of grace, arguing that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by works of the Law.<br /><br />Paul begins by asserting his apostolic authority, explaining that his message was not taught by men but received directly from Jesus Christ. He expresses shock that the Galatians are turning to a different gospel, warning them that any gospel other than the one he preached is false. He recounts his personal testimony, showing how he once persecuted the Church but was transformed by God’s grace, demonstrating that salvation is by God’s calling, not human effort.<br /><br />One of the central themes of Galatians is justification by faith. Paul reminds the Galatians that even Abraham, the father of Israel, was justified by faith before the Law was given. He argues that the Law was never meant to save but rather to reveal sin and point people to Christ. Now that Christ has come, believers are no longer under the bondage of the Law but are justified by faith in Him.<br /><br />Paul famously declares, “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” This verse encapsulates the heart of the gospel—that Christ’s sacrifice is sufficient, and believers live by faith in Him, not by works.<br /><br />He strongly rebukes the Galatians for returning to legalism, calling them foolish for thinking they could start their Christian life by faith but then try to earn righteousness through works. He explains that those who trust in the Law for salvation are under a curse, because no one can perfectly obey it. However, Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us, fulfilling the Law’s demands on our behalf.
