Galatians: Selections from Martin Luther's Commentary
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Galatians: Selections from Martin Luther's Commentary
Martin Luther is a theologian who has changed my life. Initially, he changed my life without me ever realizing it since I was baptized and raised in a Lutheran church. As I’ve grown in my faith and am now a preacher and teacher, I’ve continued to be influenced through the writings and teachings that have been passed on from Luther.
Luther, in a day when the Church hijacked the message of the Gospel, stood boldly for the proclamation of Christ alone. In a world that literally sold people forgiveness for a few bucks, Martin Luther came onto the scene recovering the message of the scriptures that said, “The price has already been paid.â€
But here’s the thing about Luther. He wrote a ton and now that we are about 500 years out from his writing (not to mention it was written in a different language), it can be a bit tough to dive into the works of Luther.
Luther himself said about his commentary on Galatians:
“I myself can hardly believe that I was so verbose as this book shows when I publicly expounded this letter of St. Paul to the Galatians. However, I can see that all the thoughts that I find in this treatise are mine, so I must confess that I uttered all of them, or perhaps more than all of them. The one article of faith that I have most at heart is the faith of Christ.†- Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians, Crossway Classic Series
So how do we reconcile the difficulty of jumping into some of the works of Luther with the value that Luther’s works still hold today? This is why I’m releasing this book. I think everybody should read Martin Luther. The goal of this book is to make Luther less intimidating. And there is no better place to start than Galatians, which is arguably one of Luther’s best works.
What We Did With Luther’s Commentary on Galatians
Shortened the commentary to make it more approachable. The entire commentary is incredible, but I think even more people will read it by trimming it down.
Divided it up in a way that I’d like to read. I included all the scriptures that Luther references in bigger chunks for more devotional reading. I also added headings to make the text more scannable.
Added art to match the rich theology. Good theology should be accompanied by good design; hopefully the art in this book will give you an opportunity to pause and reflect on the words of Luther.
Kept Luther’s words. I didn’t change Luther’s words, they are still the words as translated by Theodore Graebner. I’ve taken stuff out and added some design, but it’s still Luther’s work and not my own.
So how would I describe this book?
It’s Luther, but for everyday life. It brings a work that was written hundreds of years ago and remains relevant in our day and puts it in a package that is accessible for the average person.
