Paul's Epistle to the Romans and to the Galatians Compared

Romans and Galatians Compared

One brother perceptively observed that, in the book of Romans, the Apostle Paul (in a manner of speaking) walked patiently along with the brethren there at Rome to comfort them as they buried the law [as a means of gaining acceptance with God] (chps. 3-4). However, he severely chastised the Galatians for digging the law up again. 

Let us ever give thanks that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth" (Rom. 10:4). "The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good" (Rom. 7:12) and it is ever to be regarded as such by those who are in Christ Jesus. It is, however, no longer the source, nor the means, of their justification and their acceptance with God the Father. --Expanded from Kenneth R. Smith