Galatians

1. The introduction  (1:1-24)
   1. Authorship and salutation  (1:1-5)
   2. Theme and occasion for writing the epistle  (1:6-10)
   100. Paul's gospel (Gal. 1:11 - 2:14; Eph. 3)  (1:11-12)
        1. A direct revelation from Jesus Christ  (1:11-12)
   4. His former life (Acts 9:1-21; 22:1-21; 26:1-20; Phil. 3:4-6)  (1:13-14)
   5. His gospel and ministry from God, not from other apostles  (1:15-24)
2. Fourteen years later he compared his gospel with that of other apostles and it was truth  (2:1-21)
   1. His Gentile workers were not required to obey Jewish law  (2:3-5)
   2. His gospel was perfect and complete for Gentile Christians  (2:6)
   100. Two different kinds of gospel programs: one for Jews and one for Gentiles  (2:7-10)
   4. Peter and others rebuked by Paul for hypocrisy and false doctrine  (2:11-14)
   5. Justification by faith without the law (Gal. 2:15 - 3:12; Rom. 3:21 - 5:11; Eph. 2:1-10)  (2:15-16)
      1. Even Jews must be justified by faith  (2:15-16)
   6. Jewish inconsistencies  (2:17-18)
   7. Believers died with Christ to the law and it has no further claim on them  (2:19-20)
   8. Christ has died in vain if men are justified by the law (Gal. 5:1-6; Rom. 4:13-16)  (2:21)
3. The Holy Spirit is received by faith and not by works of the law (Jn. 7:37-39; Gal. 3:13-14)  (3:1-29)
   1. Gifts are exercised by faith, not by works of the law (1 Cor. 12:1-31; 14:1-40; Rom. 12:3-8)  (3:5)
   2. Abraham was justified by faith 430 years before the law (Rom. 4:1-25; Gal. 3:15-18; Gen. 12)  (3:6)
   100. All other men are likewise justified (Rom. 3:21-31; 4:4-5, 17-25; 5:1-11)  (3:7-9)
   4. All under works of the law are under the curse of the law (Gal. 5:3)  (3:10-12)
   5. Christ bore the curse of the law to give us two blessings of faith  (3:13-14)
   6. The law does not disannul the Abrahamic covenant of faith  (3:15-18)
   7. The true intent of the law  (3:19-20)
   8. The law not against the promises; it killed so that life could be given through faith  (3:21-24)
   1. Faith liberates from law  (3:25)
   10. Faith makes men sons and heirs in God's family, not mere servants as under the law  (3:26-29)
4. Heirship illustrated.  (4:1-31)
   1. Christ redeemed servants of the law and made them sons of God  (4:4-5)
   2. Proof of sonship and heirship (Rom. 8:14-18)  (4:6-7)
   100. To lapse into legality is to go back to elementary religion and bondage to sin  (4:8-11)
   4. An appeal to the Galatians to original consecration  (4:12-16)
   5. Legalizers would bring into bondage and sin again  (4:17-18)
   6. Paul travails in birth a second time to reclaim them for Christ and grace (Gal. 1:6; 5:4)  (4:19-20)
   7. An allegory of law and grace: they cannot co-exist (2 Cor. 3:6-15; Eph. 2:15; Col. 2:14-17; Mt. 11:11; Acts 15:5-29; Gal. 1:6; 3:19-25; 5:1-5; Heb. 7:11-28; 8:6-13; 9:1-22; 10:1-18)  (4:21-31)
5. Warning against going back into bondage of the law (Acts 15:24; Gal. 3:10-15; 5:1; Heb. 7:11 - 10:18)  (5:1-6:18)
   1. Justification by law makes Christ and grace of no effect (Gal. 2:21; Rom. 4:13-16)  (5:2-6)
   2. An appeal to forget keeping the law and come back to Christ and grace (Gal. 1:6; 4:19; 5:4)  (5:7-12)
   100. Last warning against going back to the keeping the law and fleshly living  (5:13-15)
   4. Practical doctrines (Gal. 5:16 - 6:18)  (5:16-18)
      1. Secret of victory over sin (Rom. 8:1-13)  (5:16-18)
   5. Manifestations of a fleshly life: sins that will damn the soul (Mk. 7:21-23; Rom. 1:29; 1 Cor. 6:9)  (5:19-21)
   6. Manifestations of a spiritual life: fruit of the Spirit (1 Cor. 13; Eph. 5:9; Phil. 4:8)  (5:22-23)
   7. Ten proofs of a spiritual life (2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 6:16-23; 8:1-13; 1 Jn. 2:29; 3:5-10; 5:1-5, 18)  (5:24-6:6)
   8. Results of fleshly and spiritual living: two destinies (Gal. 5:19-26; Rom. 8:1-13)  (6:7-8)
   1. Two commands to glorify God by doing good (Mt. 5:16)  (6:9-11)
   10. Three reasons why Jews wanted Gentiles to keep the law  (6:12-13)
   11. Three reasons why neither Jews nor Gentiles should keep the law  (6:14-16)
   50. Conclusion and benediction  (6:17-18)