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Paul attacked the doctrine of salvation by works tenaciously. Legalism can never provide justification or sanctification. The principles of grace must always govern salvation and service. In our day, the book of Galatians is extremely relevant. Just as Martin Luther discovered its truth, so it must be rediscovered by the evangelical world. Legalism has again crept into the messages of the...

1. He Hated the Church (1:13b) He viewed the Christian community as a heretical sect that needed to be utterly destroyed. In his unregenerate blindness he saw no compatibility between Jewish Christians and law-obeying Jews. In retrospect, he now recognized that he had actually attacked “the church of God.” What exactly is the church? After the rejection of Christ by Israel’s leaders became evident, He announced: “I will build my church.” (Matt. 16:18).7 The church is later described as the body of
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