The Price of Victory
Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary
Scripture Text: Galatians 3:13 and 1 Corinthians 15:56–57
Series: Comments on Galatians
The burden of our sins must come fully to bear on the Savior. This is what makes Christ Savior. If Christ bore our sins upon the cross, then they are not upon us. But if our sins were not upon him, he is no Savior at all. If Jesus was innocent, as many claim, he did not really bear our sins. And if he did not bear our sins, they we must bear them, and if we are found in our sins, then we must die.
The compensation for sin is death (Romans 6:23). Somebody must pay. If your sin is found in you, you will pay. If, however, your sin is borne by Christ Jesus to the cross, he who is found to be with our sin, pays the penalty for us. “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57).
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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