How a Church Almost Lost the Gospel

What would you fight to protect?

A group of churches in Galatia had been handed the gospel of Jesus Christ, free and clear. They had been set free. And within a very short time, they were on the edge of trading it away. Not for something that looked evil, but for something that looked religious. Somebody came to the door with paperwork and told them there was still a payment due on a gift God had already paid in full.

That's the story behind Paul's letter to the Galatians, and it's closer to home than you might think.

In this first book of the series, Pastor Brian Overturf sets the stage for the whole letter. Part One tells how the gospel was planted in Galatia, how it was threatened, and how Paul fought to keep it. Part Two climbs up high to see the whole map of the letter: where the gospel came from, what it says, and the freedom it leads to.

Along the way you'll discover:

• Why Paul and James aren't contradicting each other on faith and works, and how Abraham shows it
• How a "Jesus plus" gospel crept into the early church, and why one little word, unless, changes everything
• What "fallen from grace" really means, and what it doesn't
• Why Paul would confront even Peter to his face
• What it means to live as a son and not a slave

Written in a warm, conversational voice and footnoted with trusted scholars like Douglas Moo, Craig Keener, Thomas Schreiner and John Stott, this short book is easy to read in an evening and solid enough to study with your small group.

The gospel isn't for sale. It was never yours to pay for. And it's worth fighting for.