See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.
There have been scholars that have asserted that we can have no idea what the original biblical writers wrote. They could not be more wrong. I am heartened by the fact that the original of Galatians most likely was still around when the earliest known copy was made in c. 175 AD. I daydream about seeing just how big Paul’s writing was as he finished Galatians. As probably his first letter, we can be in no doubt about the size of the truths he wrote, they are crucial to knowing who God is, who we are, who Jesus is, who the Holy Spirit is, and how we must be saved. Paul wrote this ending to the letter himself but usually a trained scribe wrote at his dictation. Sosthenes and Tertius are good examples of these amanuenses as they are called.
Come to Cape Community Church tomorrow to see what Paul wrote in such big letters. We will get a recap on what Paul wrote in the previous five chapters, that we are freed from the law and sin by the liberating gospel of Jesus Christ. This should free us to believe the promises of God that accompany this freedom; that we are adopted as sons and daughters, we are free to serve Christ, and we are free to love one another. And that Jesus prepares a place for us. Your place is here…
See you tomorrow.
Pastor Brad Boyer
Cape Community Church