The Glad Tidings

Chapter 2: PREFACE.

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A close exposition of the Epistle to the Galatians that presents the gospel as a revelation of Christ received by Paul and teaches justification by faith rather than by adherence to the law. It follows themes of deliverance from the curse to the blessing given to Abraham, the believer’s adoption as a child of God, the Spirit’s victory over the flesh, and the redemptive significance of the cross. Urging diligent Scripture study and personal transformation, the work emphasizes the freedom and authority of grace as the foundation for Christian life, witness, and reform within the church.

PREFACE.

The Epistle to the Galatians, together with its companion, the Epistle to the Romans, was the source, through the Spirit, of the Reformation of the sixteenth century, the key-note of which was, “The just shall live by faith.” The reformation then begun is not yet complete, and the same watchword needs to be sounded now as then. If the people of God will become filled with the truth so vividly set forth in this epistle, both the church and the world will be stirred as profoundly as in the days of Luther. May this speedily be the case, and thus the times of restoration of all things be hastened!