Luther on galatians 3jaroslav pelikan, introduction to volume 26, lw 26. Galatians 1 commentary martin luthers commentary on. Commentaries onthe epistles to the galatians, ephesians, philippians. Commentary on the epistle to the galatians by martin luther. A word should now be said about the origin of luther s.
The epistle to the galatians, often shortened to galatians, is the ninth book of the new. Galatians 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by martin luther, presents the justification of the sinner by faith alone. Luther s commentary on galatians the reformation ignited by martin luther in 1517 was radical, simply because it was a return. A return to to the heart of gods message of salvation through the free gift of justification found in in his son, jesus christ. Commentary on galatians and ephesians by john calvin. References to commentaries on galatians are by authors last names, with other. Commentary on the epistle to the galatians, by martin luther. Pauls epistle to the galatians, as this volume indicates. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Christocentric commentary series a commentary on the epistle to the galatians the gospel versus religion james a. It presents like no other of luther s writings the central thought of christianity, the justification of the sinner for the sake of christs merits alone. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. The importance of this commentary on galatians for the history of protestantism is very great. A commentary on pauls letter to the churches in galatia hermeneia, philadelphia. Paul had preached the gospel throughout galatia, founding many churches which after his departure were invaded by the. It is just because the bedrock of galatians is soteriology, and it is just because paul sees defection from christ to the law as taking place so quickly in the galatian. Commentaries on the epistles of paul to the galatians and ephesians. But since i recognize as mine all the thoughts which the brethren have taken such pains to set down in it, i am forced to admit that i said as much and perhaps even more. Luther s preface i myself can hardly believe i was as verbose when i lectured on st. Justification, the gospel, and ethics in pauls letters grand. Fausset, and david brown, commentary practical and. Furthermore, some commentaries and articles pointed out the inherent problems in mirrorreading, emphasizing. Pauls epistle to the galatians by martin luther read online.
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