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Must salvation be earned, or does grace change the whole question?
In Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians, Martin Luther takes up Paul's letter to Christians facing demands to keep Jewish law, including circumcision. For Luther, their dispute reaches into the church of his own day. He challenges the belief that religious works can earn salvation and asks how a person stands right before God.
This is no calm survey. Luther argues closely and often fiercely, defending Paul's authority and separating law from gospel. He describes faith as trust that joins a person to Christ, then follows Paul's argument through Abraham, promise, freedom, and love. The stakes are both theological and personal: what does grace mean for the way a Christian lives?
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- The question of justification Explore what Luther means when he asks how sinful people become righteous before God.
- Law beside gospel Follow Luther's distinction between the law's demands and the gospel's message of grace.
- Faith as living trust Encounter his account of faith as the heart's hold on Christ, not mere agreement.
- Abraham and the promise See how Luther follows Paul's appeal to Abraham in the argument about faith.
- Freedom expressed through love Trace the commentary's movement from Christian freedom to daily life, love, and the Spirit.
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For readers who love theology, church history and the Reformation, and anyone who wants to understand what Protestants mean by grace.
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- One question decides everything: how are we justified
- Paul's authority comes from Christ, not from men
- Law and gospel must be kept apart
- Faith is trust that joins us to Christ
- Abraham shows that promise comes before law
- The law has a purpose, but it is temporary
- Christian freedom is a gift to be defended
- Real faith shows itself in love and the Spirit
- How the commentary has been received and challenged
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Commento alla Lettera ai Galati
by Martin Lutero · 1535
Luther reads Paul's letter as a case for faith, grace and the freedom of a conscience freed from earning salvation.
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Martin Luther's Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians is an exposition of Paul's letter to the churches of Galatia. Luther lectured on Galatians at the University of Wittenberg in 1516 and 1517 and again in 1531.
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One question decides everything: how are we justified
Luther opens by saying that the heart of Christianity is the doctrine of justification. By this he means how a sinful person becomes righteous in the sight of God. He claims that if this teaching is kept pure, the whole Christian faith stays pure. If it is lost, everything else is lost with it.
He finds this teaching at the center of Paul's letter. Paul writes that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. Luther reads this as a plain statement that nothing a person does can earn a place before God.
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What is Luther's Commentary on Galatians about?
It is Luther's verse by verse explanation of Paul's letter to the Galatians. Its main theme is justification by faith alone, the claim that people are made right with God through trust in Christ and not by keeping the law.
When did Luther write the Commentary on Galatians?
Luther lectured on Galatians in 1516 and 1517 and again in 1531. The better known commentary comes from the 1531 lectures, which were gathered from student notes and published in 1535.
Why did Luther call Galatians his own epistle?
Luther felt closely tied to Galatians because it speaks so directly about faith against works, the issue at the center of his own struggle. He jokingly said he was wedded to it, like a wife.
The author
Martin Luther
1483–1546 · German Protestant reformer and theologian
Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German priest and theologian. He was born in Eisleben and lived and taught in Wittenberg. He wrote the Ninety-five Theses in 1517 and the Smalcald Articles in 1537. He translated the Bible into German. His Table Talk was published after his death in Eisleben.
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