The Revealing God

 

23 Feb

The Revealing God

Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary

Scripture Text: Galatians 1:15-17 and Luke 24:44–45

Series: Comments on Galatians
February 23, 2022 By Rev. Mark Ryman

Today's Scripture Jigsaw

God’s purpose in creation is to form a community of beings who are devoted to being in relationship with him. He does this by revealing himself within a person. This happens when a person is devoted to the particular revelation of God called his Word or the Scriptures. Scripture is the primary, dependable manner by which one begins to know God and to be devoted to friendship with him. It would be a rather one-sided relationship if you simply talked to God all the time but never listened. One listens in the Word. It would be a presumptuous relationship if you decided willy-nilly who God is and what he is like and were devoted to your idea of God. Of course, this is precisely what some people do, but the only way to truly know God is for him to reveal himself through his Word.

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Mark Ryman

Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing. 

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