Galatians (Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary | SHBC)
Overview
Paul’s preaching of the gospel centered on making Christians with radically Christ-centered character. The importance and place of the Law of Moses for both Jews and Gentiles in the church was a hotly contested issue in the first century. This commentary explores this important early controversy and draws out points for application. In his letter to the church in Galatia, Paul urged Gentile converts in churches he had founded to refrain from embracing a version of the gospel that insisted on their taking on a Jewish character in regards to the Law. He saw that this posture reduced the crucified Jesus Christ, who alone is the heart of the gospel, to being a mere agent of the Law. Paul wrote that the gospel of Jesus Christ and him crucified excludes the claim that Law-observance was somehow necessary for believers in Christ to experience the power of God’s grace.
- Title: Galatians
- Authors: Marion L. Soards, Darrell J. Pursiful
- Series: Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary
- Publisher: Smyth & Helwys
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Galatians › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781573128278, 1573128279
- Resource ID: LLS:SHC69GA
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
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