A Summary Of Martin Luther, Lectures On Galatians
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Luther expounds on the concept of justification by faith, as expressed in Paul's letter to the Galatians: "...we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in ....
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.... Christ is hidden and out of sight." (p. 8) The comfort of conscience is the righteousness of faith. (p. 5)
Luther delineates a series of dichotomies: morality/faith, works/grace, secular society/religion (p. 7), conscience/joy, works/faith, earthly/heavenly, Adam/Jesus, sin/righteousness, death/eternal life, flesh/spirit, Law/Christ (p. 9), Law/grace, Moses the lawgiver/Christ the savior (p. 10). These follow the dualism which Paul describes: "What the flesh desires is opposed to the ....
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