Galatians 1

(1)  Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
(2)  And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
(3)  Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
(4)  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
(5)  To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
(6)  I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
(7)  Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
(8)  But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
(9)  As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
(10)  For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
(11)  But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
(12)  For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
(13)  For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
(14)  And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
(15)  But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
(16)  To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
(17)  Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
(18)  Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
(19)  But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
(20)  Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
(21)  Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
(22)  And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
(23)  But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
(24)  And they glorified God in me.

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1. What arguments could have been made that Paul was not an apostle? What was Paul’s answer to those arguments? Verse 1.

2. What do you know about Galatia? Verse 2.

3. What are the definitions of the two things Paul prayed for the Galatians? Verse 3.

4. How are we delivered from “this present evil world”? Verse 4.

5. What phrase in this verse describes the very purpose of man’s existence? Verse 5.

6. What caused Paul to “marvel” or be surprised about the Galatians? Verse 6.

7. Was it an actual gospel that the Galatians were embracing? How were some perverting the gospel? Verse 7.

8. What would happen if Paul or an angel from heaven preached something different from what Paul originally preached? What does “anathema” mean? Verse 8.

9. What were those perverting the gospel preaching that would bring the anathema of God? Verse 9.

10. What does Paul imply he was doing previously that would exclude him as a servant of Christ? Verse 10.

11. What was Paul’s assurance concerning the gospel he preached? Verse 11.

12. What was Paul’s explanation of how he received the gospel? Verse 12.

13. How was Paul’s history a proof that he did not receive the gospel from man? Verse 13.

14. Can you give an example that shows how exceedingly zealous Paul was of the Jews’ religion? Verse 14.

15. How did God call Paul by his grace? Verse 15.

16. To whom was Paul called to preach Christ? Verse 16.

17. What argument does Paul use to show that although he preached the same gospel as the other apostles he could not have received it from them? Verse 17.

18. What is Paul’s purpose in explaining that he had been a Christian three years before seeing the apostle Peter? Verse 18.

19. Was James, the Lord’s brother, an apostle in the sense of the Twelve and Paul? Verse 19.

20. How does Paul stress the importance of the information he furnishes? Verse 20.

21. Where can we find the circumstances of this trip recorded? Verse 21.

22. How is it that the disciples in Judea did not know Paul? Hadn’t he been to Jerusalem? Verse 22.

23. How is this verse an affirmation that Paul preached the same gospel as the other apostles? Verse 23.

24. Why did the saints in Judea glorify God in Paul? Verse 24.