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INTRODUCTION to the letter.

1. Introduction of the letter (1:1-10)
   1. The Salutation of the letter (1:1-3)
   2. The occasion of the letter (1:4-10)
2. Paul's Gospel (1:11--2:21)
   1. Of divine origin (1:11-17)
   2. Not received from the apostles (1:18-24)
   3. Accepted by the church (2:1-10)
   4. Applied in the conflict with Peter (2:11-21)
3. Paul's doctrine of justification (3:1--4:31)
   1. Faith or Works (3:1-5)
   2. The Blessing of Faith (3:6-9)
   3. The Curse of the Works of the Law (3:10-14)
   4. The Promise of Abrahamic Covenant (3:15-18)
   5. The Function of the Law (3:19-22)
   6. Sonship versus Slavery (3:23--4:7)
      1. The Position of a Sonship (3:23-29)
      2. The Meaning of Sonship (4:1-7)
   7. An Appeal not to Return to Bondage (4:8-31)
      1. Contrast with Past (4:8-10)
      2. Personal Appeal (4:11-20)
      3. An Allegory (4:21-31)
4. Paul's doctrine of Christian Freedom (5:1--6:10)
   1. Christian Freedom threatened by Legalism (5:1-12)
      1. Declaration of Christian Freedom (5:1)
      2. Danger of Circumcision (5:2-12)
   2. Freedom in love (5:13-15)
   3. Christian Freedom in Practice (5:16-24)
      1. Spirit versus the Flesh (5:16-21)
      2. The Fruit of the Spirit (5:22-23)
      3. Exhortation to walk by the Spirit (5:24-25)
   4. Exhortations and Warnings (5:26--6:10)
      1. The walk in the Spirit (5:26--6:5)
      2. Sowing and Reaping (6:6-10)
5. Conclusion (6:11-18)
   1. Circumcision and the Cross (6:11-16)
   2. The Marks of Jesus (6:17)
   3. Benediction (6:18)