A. INTRODUCTION (1:1-9)
B. PAUL DEFENDS HIS APOSTLESHIP (1:10–2:14)
God chooses Paul to be an apostle; Paul’s early activity (1:10-24)
Paul meets with the apostles in Jerusalem (2:1-10)
Paul relates how he corrected Cephas (Peter) in Syrian Antioch (2:11-14)
C. A PERSON IS DECLARED RIGHTEOUS ONLY THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST, NOT THROUGH WORKS OF LAW (2:15–4:20)
If righteousness is through works of law, Christ died for nothing (2:15-21)
Works of law versus faith (3:1-14)
The promises to Abraham did not come through the Law (3:15-18)
Purpose of the Mosaic Law (3:19-25)
No longer slaves but sons of God (3:26–4:7)
An appeal not to be enslaved to weak and beggarly things again (4:8-11)
Paul’s concern for Christians in Galatia (4:12-20)
D. PAUL EXPLAINS WHAT CHRISTIAN FREEDOM MEANS (4:21–6:10)
A symbolic drama to explain Christian freedom (4:21–5:1)
Insisting on circumcision does not bring freedom (5:2-12)
The ongoing conflict between flesh and spirit (5:13-26)
Fulfilling the law of the Christ by carrying the burdens of one another (6:1-6)
Each one will reap what he sows (6:7-10)
E. CONCLUDING REMARKS (6:11-18)
Paul is writing with his own hand (6:11)
Circumcision is of no value, but a new creation is (6:12-16)
Paul, a true slave of Jesus, wishes that the Galatians show the right spirit (6:17, 18)