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
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 2:15-21 Working Preacher
Unpacks Paul's confrontation with Peter and the meaning of justification by faith.
Galatians 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 Commentaries BibleHub
Gathers commentary on the curse of the law that opens the second half of the reading.
Galatians 3 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed notes on Christ redeeming believers from the law's curse.
Galatians 2 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight
Clarifies the Jew/Gentile table-fellowship conflict behind Paul's argument.
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