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Galatians is Paul’s urgent defense of the gospel of grace against teachers who would require Gentile believers to add circumcision and works of the law to faith in Christ. Paul defends the divine origin of his gospel, argues from Abraham and Scripture that justification is by faith, explains the law’s temporary role, insists that believers are sons and heirs rather than slaves, and then shows that Christian liberty is not license for the flesh but a life of love and walking in the Spirit.
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