A Quid without Any Quo: Gospel Freedom according to Galatians
Ebook
Contemporary culture frequently defines freedom the way the Bible describes sin: complete autonomy. A Quid without Any Quo explores how the gospel sets us free for glad and joyful service. Not only is Paul's Letter to the Galatians perhaps the most consequential book of the New Testament for the Protestant Reformation, its radical and unyielding proclamation of grace apart from the law is once again timely in a culture that is often without mercy.
In these reflections on Paul's explosive epistle, Jason Micheli shows how Protestants generally, but preachers especially, can recover a confident articulation of their original message. In addition, A Quid without Any Quo tackles challenging and relevant questions such as the nature of the Old Testament law, the relationship between works and faith, the meaning of justification by faith, how the gospel relates to issues of race, the character of Christian community, and the reality of the hope found in Jesus Christ.
“Take a deep dive with Jason Micheli into why grace frees us to live actual Christian lives. Jesus didn’t come as a moral obligation but as a merciful consolation. And since the church lives in theological crisis on the distinction, this book couldn’t have come at a better time.”
—Sarah Condon, co-host, Mockingcast podcast
“Don’t tell him I said so, but Jason Micheli is my favorite preacher. He never fails to proclaim the radical freedom (and enduring offense!) of the gospel with heart and humor and without fingers crossed in the slightest. Galatians is already a powder keg; in Jason’s hands, it becomes a neutron bomb of fathomless grace. Watch out, reader, you’re about to get leveled. Essential stuff.”
—David Zahl, director, Mockingbird Ministries
“A Quid without Any Quo is a crisp slap across the face of any attempt to turn the liberating gospel of Jesus Christ into the striving and scolding of religious moralism. Though Micheli is clearly well-read theologically and possesses a keen mind, he writes as a pastor who understands the real-life implications of a salvation offered by the sheer gratuity of the God whose very nature is grace. This is a wonderful book!”
—Brian Zahnd, author of Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God
- Title: A Quid without Any Quo: Gospel Freedom according to Galatians
- Authors: Jason Micheli, Rev. Ken Jones, Will Willimon
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666744521, 9781666744507, 1666744506, 9781666744514, 1666744514, 1666744522
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666744521
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-08-19T02:03:03Z
Jason Micheli is the lead pastor of Annandale United Methodist Church and host of the popular podcast, Crackers and Grape Juice. He is the author of Cancer Is Funny (2016) and Living in Sin (2019).