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Galatians: Throughout the history of the church the message of Galatians has been needed to free men from chains of false doctrine. Repeatedly men have turned away from grace to bow at the altar of law. Desperate to claim at least part of the credit for their own salvation, they have chosen to believe that they are saved by keeping enough rules, enduring enough pain, or siding with the orthodox...

4:12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, Literally, “toward the equipping of the saints unto work of service.”37 The noun “equipping” (καταρτισμός, katartismos) occurs only here in the N.T. The verb from which it is derived, however, occurs thirteen times. A survey of these uses will show quite clearly what the leaders are to do for “the saints”: 1. To teach (Luke 6:40) 2. To equip with everything good (Heb 13:21) 3. To supply what is lacking (1 Thess 3:10) 4. To prepare for use (Heb
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