Galatians Paradoxes in Your Thinking

Galatians: Paradoxes in Your Thinking by Norman W. Mathers, Ph.D., is a careful and insightful study of Paul's letter to the Galatians. At the heart of the epistle lies a struggle that continues to challenge Christians today: the paradoxes that arise when faith in Christ is subtly replaced or distorted by legalism, mysticism, or human effort.

Dr. Mathers unpacks Paul's defense of the gospel of grace, exploring the apostle's confrontation with false teachers, his insistence on justification by faith alone, and his teaching that sanctification is also by faith-not by works of the Law. Through detailed exegesis of key passages, historical background, and theological reflection, this book shows how the Galatians fell under the spell of Judaizers and how modern readers can recognize similar contradictions in their own spiritual thinking.

Accessible yet deeply rooted in scholarship, Galatians: Paradoxes in Your Thinking provides pastors, students, and thoughtful readers with a guide to understanding Paul's message: salvation and sanctification come not by human striving but through the life of Christ within us.