One New Man: A Commentary on Galatians and Ephesians

Ephesians is a vault of Pauline doctrine, shelf after shelf of priceless jewels and gems. Galatians is a firefight in the hallway outside. Douglas Wilson reads them together, as Paul intended, the soaring doctrinal heights of Ephesians made all the more precious by the fierce battle for those same truths that Galatians records. Only a few years after the resurrection, false brothers were already at work attempting the heist of the ages: replacing freedom in Christ with bondage to the law, telling Gentile believers that faith in Jesus wasn't quite enough. Paul's response in Galatians is one of the most ferocious letters ever written. His response in Ephesians is one of the most glorious. In this commentary, Wilson moves through both letters with the twin convictions that the truths at stake are genuinely precious and the fight for them genuinely necessary. The fundamental Christian confession, "By grace you have been saved", is not a background assumption. It is the foundation everything else stands on, and Paul knew it was worth fighting for. Ancient Judaizers and their modern equivalents are still attempting the same heist. This commentary helps you understand what Paul was defending, why he fought so hard, and why it still matters.