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Commentary On Galatians (The Crossway Classic Commentaries)
A classic commentary on Galatians by one of the world's greatest expositors.
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Published
November 1st 1987
by Kregel Publications
(first published 1535)
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This is an abridged translation of Luther's Commentary of Galatians. All I can say is that the original must be a pretty hefty tome, because Dr. Luther does seem to carry on. But that's not so bad, because he's also interesting to read. (I suppose that's one reason his words have lasted all these centuries.) As a history buff, it was interesting to see how Dr. Luther drew parallels between the Judaizers troubling the 1st Century church in Galatia and his own opponents in the Roman Catholic Churc...more
Having grown up Catholic, I vividly remember the first time, as an adult, I heard someone say Martin Luther's name in a positive context. So when I saw this commentary as a Kindle freebie, I thought I'd read it to learn more about the man I'd grown up believing was a heretic and the instigator of rebellion against the church. While I fully believe in the salvation by grace that was the crux of Luther's teachings, I'm afraid I can't read about it from Luther himself. I understand that his experie...more
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Tremendous. Luther captures the heart of the gospel with clarity, energy, and joy. He winsomely exalts the grace of Jesus, and thunders against any attempts to use the law to justify, but then wisely distinguishes between attempting to use the law to be made right with God (bad), and using the law to guide you in doing good works to bless your neighbor (good). His discussion of what to expect when this gospel is preached was surprisingly moving and helpful.
Throughout the book he manifests a past...more
Throughout the book he manifests a past...more
Mar 09, 2013
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Recommended to Mabel by:
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
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John Bunyan was impressed with this work as it differentiated between law and grace, and suggested that the "law" is possible only in the flesh, and that Christ died for the world because grace is necessary in spirit. The law itself (ie, The Old Testament) is necessary to show humanity what sin is; to abolish sin on our own would be impossible. That's why grace is necessary.
Luther regarded this work as among his best. It dealt with the central issues of the Reformation in a clear and decisive way. If you want to know what the Reformation was about, read this book. John Bunyan said of it that there was no book apart from the Bible better suited to help a wounded conscience. It was a favorite of his and deserves to be more widely read today.
Another must read. Are we justified by keeping the law and doing good works or are we justified by faith in Christ alone? The great reformer doing what he does best, laying out the material principle of the Protestant reformation, sola fide (faith alone) as he comments on Paul's epistle to the Galatians.
Found this at The Strand (NYC) last summer while looking for anything and everything by Luther. Haven't gotten to it yet (I bought a lot of books last summer) but interested to note that the CCEL is going to do a study of it starting June 2011.
The book to read if you want to experience the Reformation first hand. Luther's exegesis is excellent but outdated, and though I don't agree with every nuanced thing he said, I loved this commentary, his passion, and stand with him in his declaration of justification by faith.
Tried to find the "law-gospel dichotomy" when I read this book. There's some places where Luther seems to present it as it's presented by most Lutherans today. But his exegesis of Galatians 5 throws this whole scheme for a loop.
I believe Luther said that this was his most prized work and would suffer all of his books to be burned if but this one would survive. It is a great work and truly the marrow of the reformation is contained herein.
loved it. very helpful, but embarrassingly difficult to come to terms with the fact that i dont always operate in light of the grace that i've been given. there was a lot of repentance and introspection motivated by this commentary, as well as my studies in Galatians altogether.
Read this some 20 years ago. At the time it was a God send. John Bunyan said is was the best book he had read, which prompted me to read it.
This is the book that God used to bring me to assurance. It is truly wonderful and should be widely read.
This book is changing the way I understand my relationship to and fellowship with God.
solid.
Good.
"Returning to myself, considering only what I am and what I ought to be and what I am bound to do, I lose sight of Christ, who is my righteousness and life. And once he is lost, there is no help left, but only despair and destruction."
"Christ says, 'I am that sinner -- that is, his sins and his death are mine, because he is united to me and I to him.'"
"Christ says, 'I am that sinner -- that is, his sins and his death are mine, because he is united to me and I to him.'"
A fantastic medidation on Paul's description of justification by faith alone. Luther is always at his best when teaching the Gospel, and this book drips with it. Bunyan was right to place this book at the top of his bookshelf...
Luther is bold. Sometimes too bold. This is a fun read and is very quotable. Luther sees a Super strong law-gospel divide. Be generous in your reading.
I've now read this twice, and it remains the single most helpful theological work I've ever read. Foundational.
luther's understanding of the implications of justification by faith are more profound than i realized.
This is a classic. Not just in the history of Christian literature, but in the history of literature.
Despite being a bit repetitive in its main theme this 500 year-old commentary is a law & gospel classic.
Luther's greatest Bible commentary, some of his finest work for sure.
you will get a lot more from Galatians with this by your side.
loved every page.
Excellent!
May 21, 2013
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Martin Luther was a German monk, theologian, university professor and church reformer whose ideas inspired the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.
Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a spiritual priesthood. According...more
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Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a spiritual priesthood. According...more
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