1. This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), written by Martin Luther and translated by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
  2. In both Psalms, we hear the Messiah becoming sin for us, and thus he pleads on our behalf before the Father
  3. We’ve become experts at making deals with God.
  4. He will plead guilty on our behalf, and suffer the death sentence in our place.
  5. He is not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters, even as we curse and yell at him for not pleasing us with our pettish wishes.
  6. He is our gold. He is our pure garment. He is our healing. He is our sanity. He is our wholeness.
  7. That is the good news that ifies all hand wringing and wipes away every tear from every eye.
  8. He would not go back on his word, for his word is the word of the Father and the Spirit, and they all say “come.”