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Galatians

Throughout the history of the church the message of Galatians has been needed to free men from chains of false doctrine. Repeatedly men have turned away from grace to bow at the altar of law. Desperate to claim at least part of the credit for their own salvation, they have chosen to believe that they are saved by keeping enough rules, enduring enough pain, or siding with the orthodox on enough of the "issues." Then someone will read Galatians again and the liberating message of the gospel of grace catches fire once omre, and the bonds of legalism are ubrned away.

Ephesians

We are saved by grace through faith! We do not earn our salvation-it is a gift of God! This is the shocking good news of Ephesians! Even though we were dead in sin and fully deserved God's wrath, he saved us and brought us into the body of Christ. It is a glorious priviledge to be a part o fhis body, and it carries iwth it a glorious responsibility.

We are saved by grace, for good works. God saved us so that he could live in us and work through us. We are filled with his fullness and re-created in his likenss. We are imitators of God. His power works in us, making possible more than we could ever ask or think. We are strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. The message of Ephesians is a message of salvation: God give it; man lives it!

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About the Author...

Kenneth L. Boles, M.A., is professor of New Testament and Greek at Ozark Christian College. Mr. Boles holds a B. Th. degree from Ozark Bible College and the M.A. in Biblical and Patristic Greek from abilene Christian University. In addition to teaching classes in beginning, advanced, and third-year Greek, he also teaches exegetical courses in Prison Epistles. He has written Thirteen Lessons on Galatians, Thirteen Lessons on Ephesians and Thirteen Lessons on Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. He has held preaching ministries in Kansas and Texas.

About the Editors...

Anthony L. Ash, Ph.D., is professor of Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University and minister at Minter Lane Church of Christ, Abilene, Texas. Dr. Ash holds the A.A. from Florida Christian College, the B.S. from Florida State University, the M.A. from Abilene Christian University, and the Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. He has authored nine books including commentaries on Luke, Acts (Chapters 1-12), Psalms (with Clyde Miller), and Jeremiah & Lamentations. He has spoken at over 400 meetings and extended lectureships and has also spoken on over 45 college and university campuses.

Jack Cottrell, Ph.D., is professor of Theology at Cincinnati Bible Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Cottrell holds the A.B. from Cincinnati Bible Seminary, the A.B. from the University of Cincinnati, the M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and the Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has authored nine books including What the Bible Says About God the Redeemer, What the Bible Says About God the Ruler, What the Bible Says About God the Creator, Feminism and the Bible: An Introduction for Christians, and Gender Roles and the Bible: Creation, The Fall, and Redemption.