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Galatians, Ephesians: New Testament, Volume 10 is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Gospel of justification by faith alone was discovered afresh by the Reformers in the epistolary turrets of the New Testament: the letters to the Galatians and the Ephesians. At the epicenter of the exegetical revolution that rocked the Reformation era was Paul’s letter to the Galatians. There Luther, Calvin, Bullinger, and scores of others perceived the true Gospel of Paul enlightening a...

best way to keep pride and smugness in check. The rest of this chapter deals with the abolition of the law, the calling of the Gentiles and the universality of the church, in which Jews and Gentiles have been united by Christ. ANNOTATIONS ON EPHESIANS. THE RICHES OF GOD’S GRACE. JOHN CALVIN: In the second chapter Paul focuses on the riches of God’s grace. He reminds the Ephesians of how badly off they were before they were called to Christ. We never become properly conscious of how much we owe to
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