The Centrality of the Cross Galatians 6:14-18 Yet the image of the Cross was at the center of Paul’s life and thought. In no more conclusive way could Paul express the centrality of the cross in his thinking than by exalting it as the sole object of his boasting. For him it is the keyContinue reading “Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, The Centrality of the Cross, part 14b”
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Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, The Object of Paul’s Boasting part 14a
The Object of Paul’s Boasting Galatians 6:11-18 Far be it for me to glory (boast) except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14 The letter to the Galatians is undoubtedly Paul’s most emotional piece of writing. In itContinue reading “Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, The Object of Paul’s Boasting part 14a”
Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, Living the Gospel in the Face of Judgement part 13b
Living the Gospel in the Face of Judgement Galatians 6:6-10) Verses 3-5 have raised the idea of judgment in terms of self-examination and bearing one’s load. Those themes surface again in verses 7 and 8. Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sews, that he will also reap,” Paul assertsContinue reading “Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, Living the Gospel in the Face of Judgement part 13b”