If salvation begins with receiving the Spirit—as argued in Article 1—then Paul’s letter to the Galatians comes into sharper focus. Galatians is not a debate about grace versus moral effort or faith versus obedience. Paul is addressing a far more specific question: How does someone enter the family of God—by receiving the Spirit, or by becoming Jewish? At the heart of the controversy is Paul’s…
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The Apostle Paul’s Teaching on Justification in the Book of Galatians cbcg.org
Ryan Welsh
8 months ago in Law
Many use Galatians 5:18 – “But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law” – to argue that Christians are no longer required to keep God’s commandments. But this interpretation is based on poor translation and misunderstanding. The original Greek lacks the definite article “the,” meaning it should read, “not under law.” But what kind of law is Paul referring…