Paying the Penalty
Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary
Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Ezekiel 18:4
Series: Comments on Galatians
When he took the sins of the whole world upon himself, Christ Jesus was no longer an innocent person. He was a sinner burdened with the iniquity of the likes of you and me. He was loaded down with your sins and mine. This was more than a symbolic action; he was charged with the offense of our sins. He had to pay the penalty. The Christ had to die. Because the soul who sins has to die, the righteous and innocent soul who is the very Son of God, had to die because upon him was laid the charge and penalty of all sinners: sin and death.
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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