“For Freedom!”
An Expositional Commentary On Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
The First in a Series of Expositions of Paul’s Letters
© Kim Riddlebarger 2023
Purpose
The purpose of this expositional commentary on Paul’s Galatian letter is three-fold.
• To exegete the biblical text in light of the original setting and circumstances of the letter’s composition
• To interpret the text of Galatians in light of the church’s on-going reflection upon the meaning of the text, with consideration given to the significant debates (some historic and some contemporary) over the text and its meaning
• To develop application arising from the exposition of the text, drawing upon historic and Reformed sources (with special emphasis given to the Reformed confessions and to the commentaries of Martin Luther and John Calvin). The reader will also find frequent references to recommended Reformed sources for further reflection and study
History
This expositional commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians began as a series of sermons first preached at Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, CA (URCNA) in 1998, and revised in 2017. The 2017 sermons were in turn edited and became the script for the Blessed Hope Podcast season one series on the Book of Galatians. The script was revised and edited again in 2022 as a premium for listeners to the Blessed Hope Podcast.
The text of the “For Freedom!” falls somewhere between biblical exposition and a commentary. The text has not been professionally edited so as to make it available free of charge.
Accessing “For Freedom!”
If you have listened to the entire fourteen episodes of the Blessed Hope Podcast series on Galatians, you may download the PDF free of charge (gospel). It is for your use only, so please do not share the file.
If you have not listened to the series in its entirety, you may preview the document, but I ask that you do not download the file until you have completed the fourteen episodes (law).
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