The Iniquity of Us All
Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary
Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and Isaiah 66:22–24
Series: Comments on Galatians
We are spared a great and eternal penalty because God has laid on his Christ the iniquity of us all. The Son of God is given to the world through the preaching of the gospel. Luther wrote, “Out of his immense goodness and mercy, God provides for the public preaching of his divine eternal law and his wonderful plan for our redemption, that of the holy, only saving gospel of his eternal Son, our only Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ” (Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration, II 50).
Eternal separation from God, the fire of hell, are avoided because Christ bore our sin to the cross. Because Christ Jesus was forsaken by his Father (Matthew 27:46) due to our sin laid upon him, we will not be separated from God. Those who believe will not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). All this awaits us because the Father loved all, the whole world, and sent his Son.
But those who rebel against God by not believing in the Son are condemned already. Only the torments of hell await them.
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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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