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Mar 15, 2010 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments
Paul could write about freedom because he had experienced the transformation from slavery under the law to freedom in Christ. The Galatians had experienced freedom through the gospel but were submitting again to the yoke of slavery to the law. Two stories moving in opposite directions provide a ... [More]
Dec 28, 2009 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments
"By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us ... [More]
Nov 30, 2009 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments
Participation in the gospel, in God’s grand story, is being made right with God as Christ is formed in us by faith. Five times in this section and once in Galatians 5:5 the phrase “by faith” occurs. Three times it refers to justification with God in the past (2:16; 3:8; 3:24). ... [More]
Oct 19, 2009 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments
It is in the all-inclusive, God-created loving community that the gospel is experienced, stories are shared, faith is developed, and the Spirit works. Spiritual formation is always in the context of community. God’s forming work in an individual is extremely personal, but not ... [More]
Sep 08, 2009 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments
Christian spiritual formation begins with the good news of grace. It is where Paul begins his letter to the Galatians because he needed to take them back to the starting line. The trajectory of their spiritual journey was skewed because they had deserted their gospel beginning. The simple, yet ... [More]