Faith Working Through Love
The Message of Galatians
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
The message of Galatians is that life in God's family is about faith working through love--nothing else matters. If believers trust in anything but Jesus and his message to declare them righteous in God's sight, then they have missed the boat. Paul wrote this letter to a group of churches that were confused and misled by false teachers with bad motives--people who accepted a dash or two of Jesus but also wanted to bring their resumes to God. Things aren't so different today. But Galatians can be confusing. So many people have so many different opinions about it! How did one become a believer under the Old Covenant? Is it different now that Jesus has come? What are the "works of the law" that Paul writes so much about, and what do they have to do with salvation? Was a believer's motivation for serving God different in King David's day than it is since Jesus came? This commentary by a bi-vocational pastor will help Christians understand the letter to the Galatians. It explains the apostle's timeless message in everyday language for ordinary people so they can love God more and serve him in love.
Endorsements (3)
“Faith Working Through Love is an absolute gem! Exegetical without being tedious; thorough without being burdensome; engaging alternate views without being confusing, Robbins keeps the reader focused on Paul’s main argument throughout Galatians: we are justified by faith in Christ and not by works of any kind. Writing from a Reformed perspective, the author begins by identifying the theological concerns raised in Galatians and then with unusual clarity shows how Paul deals with each of them and how they are relevant to today’s audiences.”
“In Faith Working through Love, Pastor Robbins has presented a winsome layman’s guide to Galatians and a clear presentation of the message of the gospel. This book represents a modern accounting of the background and content of Galatians in the language of the everyday man. The reader will walk away with a clear understanding of the gospel expressed by Paul to the churches of Galatia.”
“It’s not often that a pastor is able to combine careful awareness of important academic discussions with a popular style. Tyler Robbins is a diligent reader and attentive expositor who has done this very thing. The chapters in this short book read like sermons but still provide, often through footnotes, real substance to students of Paul’s important letter to the Galatians. Robbins makes insightful contemporary application, too. Much appreciated.”
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