Daniel Kolenda on the Furious Gospel of Galatians and Defeating Legalism

Daniel Kolenda — president of Christ for All Nations and pastor of Nations Church in Orlando, Florida — joins Philip Cameron to unpack his groundbreaking new book, Furious, a novel-style journey through Paul's letter to the Galatians. Kolenda explains how the book grew out of an expository sermon series at his local church, where he preached verse by verse through Galatians and watched it transform his congregation. Rather than a standard commentary, Furious is written as a historical novel in which the Apostle Paul dictates his letter to his scribe Tertius, drawing on Acts to fill in the vivid backstory most readers miss. Kolenda traces the urgency behind Galatians to Paul's battle against the Judaizers — a group urging Gentile believers to supplement faith in Christ with the law of Moses. "If you will be led by the Spirit," Kolenda explains, "then you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh." He connects this ancient conflict to a timeless human instinct, pointing to Adam and Eve's fig leaves as the Bible's first picture of dead works — man's attempt to cover shame through self-effort rather than receiving God's sacrifice. Kolenda also shares that Christ for All Nations has trained over 9,000 evangelists worldwide, with more than 1 million people coming to Christ each month. Nations Church launched during COVID lockdowns and drew 3,500 people to its first service. Furious covers 127 verses of Galatians plus 56 individual devotionals, making it an essential resource for preachers and laypeople alike. Find it at www.DanielKolenda.com or on Amazon.