为甚么要研读加拉太书？
加拉太书一章1至5节
1作使徒的保罗（不是由于人，也不是借着人，乃是借着耶稣基督，与叫他从死里复活的父神）
2和一切与我同在的众弟兄，写信给加拉太的各教会。
3愿恩惠、平安从父神与我们的主耶稣基督归与你们！
4基督照我们父神的旨意，为我们的罪舍己，要救我们脱离这罪恶的世代。
5但愿荣耀归于神，直到永永远远。阿们！
信息分享
然而，加拉太书所处理的问题，其实非常对应今天的需要。里面的信息涉及自由、罪疚、张力和冲突，你是否觉得这些都很切合时宜呢？加拉太书正是处理这些问题，尤其是自由的问题。我们在基督里已获得宝贵的自由，可是，却必须是圣灵内住、掌管下的自由。
此外，它还谈及处理冲突，尤其是内心的冲突。当我们立志行善，内心便总会有某些力量引诱我们去行恶。加拉太书教导我们怎样处理这个问题。当你细读此书，便会发觉得益甚大，甚至远胜过往所读的其他书本。
这卷书是谁写的？正是使徒保罗。我们将会发现，他是最适合的人选，引导读者思考书中的主题。他能够清晰地点出问题，又能够明确地指示出路。
这是保罗写给加拉太教会的书信。加拉太的位置，大概就是现在土耳其的首都安卡拉。保罗写这封书信给加拉太信徒，乃因发现有一些错误的教义偷偷潜入他们当中，他当然不能坐视不理。
他陈词迫切地将内心的感受和叮咛一一记下（或讲给抄写员听，叫他执笔记下），所以，偶尔当他意念一转，便会有些好像思想不连贯的地方出现。但无论如何，它都是在圣灵的默示下写成。让我们敞开心灵，一起研读它吧！
我们真的得着自由？是的──我们可以自由地为主而活！
WHY STUDY GALATIANS?
Galatians 1:1-5
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead),
2 and all the brethren who are with me,To the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Message
What does a letter of 1900 years old have to say to us today? You will find, as you read it, that it may not be easy to follow in some parts. It seems to be all about Jewish customs. Why is it in the New Testament?
But it deals with matters that are extremely relevant today. What about the words - freedom, guilt, tension, conflict? Do they sound up-to-date? They are all dealt with in Galatians, especially the concept of freedom. In Christ we are wonderfully free, but that freedom must be under the control of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
What about conflict, especially conflict within? When you want to do the right thing, there's always something within you which makes you want to do something else. The letter to the Galatians will tell you how to deal with this. It can be one of the most helpful books you have ever studied.
Who wrote this letter? Paul the apostle did. We will see how he was the very best person possible to do so. He was able to point up the problem, and point to the remedy.
Paul was writing to the churches in Galatia, probably in the area around the modern city of Ankara, Turkey. Why did he write? It was because false doctrine had crept into the churches there. Nothing stirred Paul more than false doctrine.
He wrote (or dictated) just as the thoughts came to him. It tumbled out like a letter written under deep emotion. That is why sometimes it seems a little disjointed. But it was all under the guiding and inspiring hand of the Spirit of God. Open your heart to the letter in a new way as we read and study it together.
FREE? YES - FREE TO LIVE FOR CHRIST.