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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: Good works may improve the outward appearance, but they cannot
produce a new creature. A new creature is the work of the Holy Ghost, who
imbues our hearts with faith, love, and other Christian virtues, grants us
the strength to subdue the flesh and to reject the righteousness of the
world.
VERSE 16. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them,
and mercy.
This is the rule by which we ought to live, "that ye put on the new man,
which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." (Eph. 4:24.)
Those who walk after this rule enjoy the favor of God, the forgiveness of
their sins, and peace of conscience. Should they ever be overtaken by any
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