This week’s #EfM #reading is Paul’s letter to the #Galatians which largely answers the question of how #Paul if he were alive now, might respond to being trolled by #Christians online. You can almost hear the “yes, but…” and “that’s not what I meant” breaks in the letter which is fascinating given that one theory about when Galatians was written would make it the oldest surviving Christian document of any kind.

As in many online “discussions”, Paul’s arguments are convoluted although his main points are relatively clear. He believes that 1) God’s favor is universal, 2) justification or being right with #God, stems from #faith, not works of the law, 3) the coming of Jesus was a radical shift in history marking the beginning of a new phase of God’s plan, and 4) the Holy Spirit produces what works and the law only describe but cannot actually create. Amazingly, there are modern Christians who still don’t believe any of that. Maybe I should begin quoting Paul at them when we disagree…

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