Context

• Who wrote this letter? [ Galatians 1:1 ]
• Who did he write it to? [ Galatians 1:2 ]
• Why was this letter written? [ Galatians 2:16, 3:1 ]

Characters

• Who is Paul? What is his position within the Church? [ Galatians 1:1 ]
• In this letter, what does Paul stress concerning himself? [ Galatians 1:1, 1:11-12 ]
• Why might Paul have included Jesus, God the Father and the other brothers in his introduction? [ Galatians 1:1-2 ]
• What have God and Jesus done for the church and Paul? [ Galatians 1:3-5 ]
• Where were they taken from?
• How are God and Jesus related to the churches and Paul?
• How should the Galatians respond to Jesus’ work?
• Why is Paul surprised? [ Galatians 1:6 ]
• What have the Galatians done?
• Why are the people changing their understanding of the gospel? [ Galatians 1:7 ]
• How serious is this matter? [ Galatians 1:8-9 ]
• What had the Galatians previously accused Paul of doing? [ Galatians 1:10 ]
• What is Paul’s objective?
• Why is Paul motivated to write to the Galatians?

Application

• What have God the Father and Jesus done for the Church?
• How should the Church respond to this?
• Why is it important to hold onto the true gospel?
• Why is this such a serious matter? What is at stake?
• How should those that teach in the church be focused?
• How might we respond to those that wander away from the true gospel?
• What is it important to watch out for? [ Galatians 1:7 ]