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In Galatians 3, Paul makes an intricate exegetical argument about the priority of God’s promise to Abraham and its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, and about the provisional function of the law in relation to God’s promise. Since verses 23-29 bring this argument to its climax, it will be helpful to review briefly the groundwork Paul … Continue reading “Galatians 3:23-29 Commentary by Elisabeth Johnson”

We continue with our sequential reading of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Last week’s reading (2:15-21) was strongly focused on faith/faithfulness (pistis) and the fact that people are brought into right relationship with God by trusting the One who was utterly faithful. This week we move to a consideration of how this happens, especially for … Continue reading “Galatians 3:23-29 Commentary by Sarah Henrich”

In our text for this week, Paul seeks among other things to situate the Jewish law in God’s plan, God’s timeline, vis-à-vis God’s promise to Abraham and God’s giving the gift of justifying faith in Jesus Christ. The law in its disciplinarian aspect In this context, writing in response to the teachings of an unknown … Continue reading “Galatians 3:23-29 Commentary by Alicia Vargas”

So many resources focus on the question of “faith vs. works” or “the Law as tutor or disciplinarian” in this passage that, for a change of pace, we’ll explore other homiletical avenues. “You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? … Did you experience so much for nothing?” This comment shows Paul at his most raw … Continue reading “Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29 Commentary by Frank L. Crouch”

Commentary for these texts is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY Faithful Deliverer,You have chosen us to receive salvation by faith, not by the works of our hands. Deliver us, then, from the law, and free us from the bondage of sin so that with our hands we might serve you in purity of joy and response to … Continue reading “Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29 Commentary by Working Preacher”

The Argument Leading Up to 2:15 Paul’s letter to the Galatians begins with a defense of his own apostolic authority, which has clearly been contested by the teachers who come behind him after he leaves Galatia. Paul narrates his earlier life as a zealous Pharisaic Jew who tried to annihilate the church until he joined … Continue reading “Galatians 2:15-21 Commentary by Jaime Clark-Soles”

Galatians 2:15 is a hard place to start for a preacher who might want to preach on this letter on a Sunday in June. The manifest untruth of the lead statement, “We ourselves are Jews by birth…” for contemporary hearers presents in microcosm the difficulty of “getting” Galatians. Granted, the skillful preacher will help congregants … Continue reading “Galatians 2:15-21 Commentary by Sarah Henrich”

The great theme of Paul’s letter to the Galatians is Christian freedom. That theme has already been sounded in the letter’s opening verses, where Paul praises “the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to set us free (Greek deliver us) from the present evil age” (Galatians 1:4). And Paul also reintroduces the … Continue reading “Galatians 2:15-21 Commentary by Alicia Vargas”

This week’s text stands for many as a pivotal part of the gospel. Many could set their hermeneutical capabilities on autopilot and churn out a whole series on these verses. Possible topics abound: conversion, call, faith versus works, grace versus works righteousness, Paul versus Peter, justification, salvation, life in Christ, the limitations of “the flesh,” … Continue reading “Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21 Commentary by Frank L. Crouch”

Commentary for these texts is forthcoming. PRAYER OF THE DAY Lord of justification,With great joy we receive the gift of salvation which is ours not because of our own efforts, but because of the saving work of Christ. Grant us full access to the glory of your salvation, an abundance that is more than enough for all … Continue reading “Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21 Commentary by Working Preacher”