Death and Life
Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary
Scripture Text: Galatians 2:19 and 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
Series: Comments on Galatians
Jesus lived and died under the law. He kept the law perfectly and died a sinless death. In so doing, he satisfied its demands upon the human race (Matthew 5:17). Just so, we are to die to the law so that we might live to God through Christ. If we try to live eternally by obeying the law, we deny the power of Christ’s life-giving gospel. We do not gain God’s acceptance by keeping the law. Divine approval comes through Christ alone. Have faith in him, not your religious works. Thus, Paul says, “I died to the law, so that I might live to God.”
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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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