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Four A.M.

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Romans 8:1–5

Jim Nestingen once said that “four o’clock in the morning is when the flesh attacks.” He meant that our minds rehearse or run over and over all those disappointments in ourselves.

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The Fundamental Article of Faith

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Romans 3:21–25

“The power of sin and death could be broken only by a greater power.” God’s power that is greater than sin and death is himself.

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The Triumph of Faith in Christ

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Colossians 2:13–15

Jesus has made a display of his cross-conquered enemies, leaving them stripped of all power on the battlefield of the world.

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God’s Pursuing Mercy

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Psalm 23:5–6

God’s pursuing mercy finds its target through the cross. Through faith in God’s grace through Christ, the law’s condemnation cannot follow through.

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The Death of Death

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and John 11:21–26

Death may think it rules the world, but there is another who rules over death, for he brings to life even those who have died. “Christ is the Death of death.”

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The Icon

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Colossians 1:15–20

How was Christ Jesus able to conquer our enemies: sin and death, the devil and hell? Look no further than the incarnation.

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The Price of Victory

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and 1 Corinthians 15:56–57

If your sin is found in you, you will pay. If, however, your sin is borne by Christ Jesus to the cross, he who is found to be with our sin, pays the penalty for us.

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We Go Free

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Psalm 102:18–22

The Lord looked down from height of heaven and saw a world imprisoned by sin. There was nothing we could do about it. God had to do it himself.

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A Pretty, Sinless Savior

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and John 6:28–29

If Christ must be a pretty, sinless Savior, then our sins are cast back on us. We should want nothing to do with this false, Roman faith.

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The Iniquity of Us All

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Isaiah 66:22–24

We are spared a great and eternal penalty, separation from God and the fire of hell, because God has laid on his Christ the iniquity of us all.

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A Hard Saying

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Genesis 22:5–8

Though the innocent, unblemished Lamb of God, “personally innocent,” as Luther wrote, “his sinlessness was defiled with the sinfulness of the world."

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A Cursed Sinner

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Romans 8:3

If Jesus were not a cursed sinner, he would not have died, and a whole world would be lost in sin and death.

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Our Law-keeper

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Matthew 3:13–15

God has turned the tables on law-keepers everywhere. Christ is the law-keeper, our law-keeper. He is our law-keeper because we are joined to him.

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Paying the Penalty

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Ezekiel 18:4

The righteous and innocent soul who is the very Son of God, had to die because upon him was laid the charge and penalty of all sinners: sin and death.

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