Ironworks

“We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. “   Galatians 2:15-17             Justification by faith and not by works of human laws is the principal theme of both the epistles to the Romans and the churches of Galatia. I recently began a textual sermon series over Galatians, and we have been exploring how quickly a congregation can find itself in danger. One of the chief threats came from the Judaizing teachers who had made their way down to Galatia at that point and were trying to bind the wo...