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Time after Pentecost · Proper 6 · Year C

Galatians 2:15-21; 3:10-14

Justified by Faith, Not Works of the Law

June 18, 2028

Christ on the Cross, Rembrandt van Rijn
Christ on the Cross, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631
A small early canvas, the body lit from the front against total darkness, the head thrown back and the mouth open in the middle of a cry.These readings are the crucifixion itself, and Rembrandt painted the sound of it rather than the composure.Rembrandt van RijnRembrandt (1606-1669) painted scripture as if it had happened in a room he had been in, and returned to the same stories across forty years, changing his mind about them in public.
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:36-8:3Lk 7:36-8:3
EpistleGal. 2:15-21; 3:10-14Gal 2:15-21; 3:10-14
Old Testament2 Sam. 11:26-12:10, 13-142 Sm 11:26-12:10, 13-14
PsalterPs. 32:1-7Ps 32:1-7

Overview & Insights

"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." (Galatians 2:20)

Paul argues that no one is justified by observing the law, only by faith in Christ, and that Christ redeemed believers from the law's curse by becoming a curse for them. The reading combines Paul's confrontation with Peter over table fellowship with his scriptural argument about the law's curse.

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Commentary

Commentary on Galatians 2:15-21Commentary on Gal 2:15-21 Working Preacher

Unpacks Paul's confrontation with Peter and the meaning of justification by faith.

Galatians 2 Commentary: Justification by Faith AloneGal 2 Commentary: Justification by Faith Alone Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through Paul's public rebuke of Peter and the doctrine it defends.

Galatians 3:10 CommentariesGal 3:10 Commentaries BibleHub

Gathers commentary on the curse of the law that opens the second half of the reading.

Galatians 3 CommentaryGal 3 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed notes on Christ redeeming believers from the law's curse.

Galatians 2 - Barnes' NotesGal 2 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Clarifies the Jew/Gentile table-fellowship conflict behind Paul's argument.

Background & Word Study

Galatians 3:10 InterlinearGal 3:10 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek behind Paul's quotation of Deuteronomy's curse formula.

The Church Fathers

Galatians 3Gal 3 Catena

Patristic readings on the law's curse and Christ becoming a curse for us.

Art & Music

Art, music and hymns for Galatians 2:15-21; 3:10-14Art, music and hymns for Gal 2:15-21; 3:10-14 Vanderbilt

The Vanderbilt Divinity Library index of visual art, hymns and music chosen for this reading.

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