As we began our new study on Monday, June 1, 2026, we learned that Paul wrote this letter to the Gentile Christians in Galatia to correct a false teaching. Jewish Christians had come into the area, teaching that to be truly right with God, the Gentiles needed to follow the old law, including circumcision, but Paul wrote to defend the true gospel message: justification is through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by works of the law.