D Earl Cripe

Faith and Liberty - Commentary on the book of Galatians, Vol 12 D Earl Cripe

When the Lord called Earl to the Ministry, in 1962 at the age of 28, he had much to learn. Studies in Romans and Hebrews captivated him, and were very instrumental in forming the direction his life would take. But nothing was more revealing, exciting, and instructive in those early years than the book of Galatians. "It opened my spiritual eyes," he says, "to the real difference between the Old and the New Covenants. Previously I had thought that legalism consisted in rules and regulations; and that freedom meant autonomy. Galatians showed me how wrong that was and what freedom in Christ really is. That was one of the great discoveries of my life." It is our prayer that God, in His grace and power, will use this book to expose the real bondage that Christians face and make the true meaning of the Liberty that Christ has provided to us by Faith and not works clear to all. It is an understanding that is much needed today.