Slow of Heart
Comments on Galatians with an ear to Luther’s commentary
Scripture Text: Galatians 3:1 and Luke 24:13-27
Series: Comments on Galatians
Here was the Galatian problem: they knew they were not good enough. Then some folks came to church and told them the only way they could be righteous was by keeping the law. Problem solved! This sounds good if you are foolish enough to think that you can keep the law. So, this is precisely what Paul concludes: they were being foolish. The same word is applied to the two believers on the road to Emmaus, since they were “slow of heart.” The heart knows it is not good but reason insists it can be righteous, if only certain righteous deeds are done. We are slow of heart when we fail to simply believe that Christ alone is our righteousness. It is foolish to believe otherwise.
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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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