Paul's Letter to the Galatians Quiz

Answer: No

Paul wrote this letter to Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe, all churches in Galatia.

Answer: God's curse should fall upon that person

"I will say it again; If anyone preaches any other gospel than the one you welcomed, let God's curse fall upon that person" (1:9). Apparently the churches in Galatia had fallen prey to false teachers, and Paul was writing to correct the believers.

Answer: Gentiles

"For it pleased God in his kindness to choose me and call me, even before I was born! What undeserved mercy! Then he revealed his Son to me so that I could proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles." 1:15-16

Answer: True

"But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him publicly, speaking strongly against what he was doing, for it was very wrong. When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile Christians, who don't bother with circumcision. But afterward, when some Jewish friends of James came, Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles anymore because he was afraid of what these legalists would say." 2:11-12

Answer: the law

"For when I tried to keep the law, I realized I could never earn God's approval. So I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ, I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me." (2:19-20). Paul was not saying that we should ignore laws because in Romans 7:12 he wrote "the law itself is holy and right and good." Rather, he is saying that the law cannot justify, only God can.

Answer: No

"Well then, is there a conflict between God's law and God's promises? Absolutely not! If the law could have given us new life, we could have been made right with God by obeying it. But the Scriptures have declared that we are all prisoners of sin, so the only way to receive God's promise is to believe in Jesus Christ." 3:21-22

Answer: Sarah and Hagar

"Hagar, the slave-wife [of Abraham], represents Mount Sinai where people first became enslaved to the law. And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery. But Sarah, the free woman, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. And she is our mother." 4:24-26. Earlier in Chapter 4, Paul wrote "The son of the slave-wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God's promise.

But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God's own fulfillment of his promise." 4:23

Answer: circumcision

In 5:2, Paul is talking about circumcision. There was a big controversy during this time as to whether Gentile Christians needed to follow the Jewish tradition. According to Paul's letter, it seemed to have become a major stumbling block to those Gentiles in Galatia.

Answer: Love your neighbor as yourself.

"For you, dear friends, have been called to live in freedom--not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" 5:13-14

Answer: all of these are mentioned as fruits of the spirit

"But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict of the law." 5:22-23