Calvins Commentary on Galatians · John Calvin

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Calvin explains the law's true purpose: to rouse our sleeping consciences and make us acknowledge our guilt before God.
John Calvin provides a detailed commentary on Galatians 3:19-22, focusing on Paul's explanation of the purpose of the Mosaic Law in relation to God's earlier promise to Abraham. He argues the law was added to reveal human sinfulness and prepare people for Christ, not to provide a path to righteousness, concluding that scripture condemns all under sin so the promise of faith in Jesus might be given.

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A careful argument for why the law points beyond itself.

Calvin's reading of Galatians 3 stays with one hard question: if the law does not justify, what is it there for? He answers by moving step by step, arguing that the law was added because of transgressions, that it leaves everyone under sin, and that its job is to press faith…

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If you want Galatians 3:19-22 argued point by point, this one goes straight to the center.

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