Faith and Liberty
Studies in the Letter of St. Paul to The Churches of Galatia
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The issue in Galatians is very important—in fact we might say all important. Will those who have been justified by grace and by faith in the Covenant of Promise—those who have availed themselves of the sanctification provision; those who have begun to express their Christian lives in the faith and the grace of that New Testament—be again lured back under the bondage of the covenant of flesh? Will they, through the psychology, humanism (either religious or secular), deceitfulness, and treachery of cunning men in the employ of the False Prophet, be dragged back into that Old Testament influence that looks good and makes a fair show in the flesh but in fact brings death and defeat? And a much related question is this one: should men of God sit by and allow this to happen in the Church?
The Battle Field
The arena for this primal struggle was the Churches of Galatia. In the long history of the Church there has been no more dedicated and tenacious battle than the one faced by the Apostle Paul in this regard. Jews from Palestine dogged his tracks like hounds of hell. They saw full well, as the high priest did with Jesus, that to let this man go meant the end of Judaism and Jewish leadership in the religious world. There was a reason why these people hated Jesus and wanted Him not only killed but humiliated in the most demeaning way. They understood clearly what the Kingdom that Jesus was preaching meant to their ambitions of world dominance. If others have not understood so well, the Jews did understand that this was an entirely different kingdom and concept of kingdom. It gave no deference to their heritage or their genealogy.
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When the Lord called me to the Ministry, in 1962 at the age of 28, I had much to learn. Studies in Romans and Hebrews captivated me and were very instrumental in forming the direction my life and minsitry would take. But nothing was more revealing, exciting, and instructive in those early years than the book of Galatians. It opened my spiritual eyes to the real difference between the Old and the New Covenants. Previously I had thought that legalism consisted in rules and regulations; and that freedom meant autonomy. Galatians showed me how wrong that was and what freedom in Christ really is. That was one of the great discoveries of my life.” It is my prayer that God, in His grace and power, will use this book to expose the real bondage that Christians face and make the true meaning of the
About the Author
Dr. D. Earl Cripe has been a pastor and Bible teacher for more than forty-five years. On television and radio he has taught through the Bible. His writings include studies in Romans, Ephesians, Hebrews, Revelation, Genesis, Exodus; a systematic theology on the Kingdom of God, a six-volume series on the Harmony of the Gospels, and a layman’s theological dictionary. He has written numerous articles and white papers on most of the vital theological issues of our times. In addition he has been a speaker and polemicist in religious conferences at home and abroad. His sound conservative and biblical but interdenominational approach to the Church and Her mission has afforded him access to leaders and churches across the spectrum from Roman Catholic to the Plain People. Scores of theologians and church leaders look to him for answers and for guidance.