Laws in the Letter to the Galatians

"The Letter of Paul to the Galatians, also called The Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Galatians, New Testament writing addressed to Christian churches (exact location uncertain) that were disturbed by a Judaizing faction within the early Christian church. The members of this faction taught that Christian converts were obliged to observe circumcision and other prescriptions of the Mosaic Law. They repudiated Paul's statements to the contrary by denying the legitimacy of his apostolic calling. In rebuttal, Paul vigorously defended his credentials as a true apostle of Jesus Christ and provided important autobiographical information in the process.

"In the letter Paul reaffirms his former teaching that the Mosaic Law is obsolete and that a return to Jewish practices would therefore be regressive. Though Christians have a new freedom, they have no license to sin; rather, they assume a responsibility to live lives in accord with the Spirit of God. Historical problems have caused uncertainty about the date of the letter's composition." – Encyclopaedia Britannica

A little leaven leavens the whole lump. – Galatians 5:9

All the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another; beware lest you be consumed by one another! – Galatians 5:14‑15

If a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. – Galatians 6:1

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. – Galatians 6:2‑3

God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. – Galatians 6:7

Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. – Galatians 6:9

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