Did the Galatians receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing of faith?

Les explains that the question is whether the one who ministered the Spirit and worked miracles among the Galatians did so by the works of the Law or by the hearing of faith. The Galatians could not perform any miracles under the working of the Law; it was impossible. But when the Holy Spirit activated the hearts and minds of those pagan Galatians and others throughout the Roman Empire, it was a miraculous transformation from paganism with its idolatry and immorality. They stepped out into a whole new lifestyle, which is miracle enough. Paul does not explicitly delineate every manifestation, but the question remains the same: it was through the manifestation of the Spirit activated by faith, not through law-keeping. Les emphasizes that we are not under Law but under grace, and we come under grace by faith plus nothing, which is the whole theme of Galatians.