Which Came First?

Which Came First?

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 2:20 and Philippians 1:6

Series: Comments on Galatians

Today's Scripture Jigsaw

You know the old, so-called, philosophical question. Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Biblically and theologically speaking: the chicken. Biblically, because God created animals like chickens, which then “begat” eggs. Theologically, because God must first create persons before they may bear good fruit. He does not create the fruit, or the good works. Instead, he recreates sinful people, making them righteous, who are then able to produce righteous fruit by the power of the Spirit now within them. Deeds are righteous or good only because they glorify the one who made them possible, because they spring from God, who made the deed-doer righteous. Such fruits of righteousness do not make the doer righteous. Indeed, they are possible only because God first made that doer righteous and able to admit, God did this in me. He began a good work in you and he will bring it all to fruition on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

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