"For all have sinned, and are under the curse. However he does not say this yet, lest he should seem to lay it down of himself, but here again establishes his point by a text which concisely states both points; that no man has fulfilled the Law, (wherefore they are under the curse,) and, that Faith justifies. What then is the text? It is in the book of the prophet Habakkuk, "The just shall live by faith," (Hab. ii: 4) which not only establishes the righteousness that is of Faith, but also that there is no salvation through the Law. As no one, he says, kept the Law, but all were under the curse, on account of transgression, an easy way was provided, that from Faith, which is in itself a strong proof that no man can be justified by the Law. For the prophet says not, "The just shall live by the Law," but, "by faith".John Chrysostom, Homily on Galatians 3
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Interesting story. I've passed it along to a Christian friend who likes that genre. In decades past, I used to listen to quite a bit of heavy metal. It was of a piece with my interest in theology. Heavy topics, life and death issues addressed, a contrast to superficial pop music that is of a piece with today's contemporary Christian music.
Joel,
For some reason your comment came through on this post. I'll copy and paste it for relevance's sake. Happy to hear you were able to share it with someone who might benefit.
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