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In his commentary on Galatians, Thomas R. Schreiner presents a brief and lucid commentary for pastors, students, and laypeople, while also attending to questions that have arisen in light of the New Perspective on Paul. Schreiner, endorsing a Reformation reading of the text, reminds readers of Paul’s chief concerns in writing the letter: justification by faith, the full divinity of Christ,...

teachers.5 Instead, Paul now clarifies further the nature of tree freedom. Slavery consists in capitulating to the desires of the flesh, while freedom comes from yielding to the Holy Spirit.6 Freedom is ultimately not attainable by human potentiality; it is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit.7 So too, serving others in love cannot be accomplished by those who are still in Adam, for those who remain under the dominion of the flesh. Such loving service becomes a reality only through the power of
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