No doubt you’re aware of the agricultural law: you’ll reap what you sow. You sow carrots, you reap carrots. You sow corn, you reap corn. The same law, Paul tells the Galatians, applies to the spiritual realm as well: you’ll reap what you sow. Now what’s tricky is that sowing involves a process of time…. Read More
The Identity of the Israel tou theou (Israel of God) in Galatians 6:16
Who is the “Israel of God” in Gal. 6:16? Entire theological systems divide over the interpretation of this passage, which has an important bearing on the question of the relationship between Israel and the church. Yet, rather than being viewed through a pre-existing systematic-theological grid, Paul’s puzzling reference to the “Israel of God” in Gal…. Read More