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Book Review: Authentic Christianity And The Life Of Freedom
Michael Milton is pastor of a church in Chattanooga, TN. He published this expository work in 2005. The book is a review of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. It is a collection of sermons originally delivered by Milton at his church. Milton has published 11 books and one music CD.
The default setting of man is to be focused on man. We desire to establish a religion that focuses on us. The gift of grace is foreign and even contrary to our hearts. The postmodern substitute to grace does not provide the freedom that we yearn for.
Paul’s letter to the churches in Galatia marshaled forward the powerful gospel of truth in the strongest form. Paul sought to deliver his brothers and sisters from the shackles of a works centered theology. As many of us often sing, we are ”prone to wander…prone to leave the God I love.”
The Galatians were being taken captive, spiritually, by false teachers who were telling them they could please God by moralism, legalism and religious acts that would bring righteousness. These churches needed a forceful liberation from this bondage.
Milton’s careful investigation into this letter reveals the freeing message delivered by Paul. Man cannot earn, nor does he deserve his salvation. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more or love you less. God loves you in spite of your actions not because of them.
Milton’s work is a good solitary read or group study and directs the reader to a better understanding of legalism and grace.