Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

This commentary is evidence of God's grace in the lives of many brothers and sisters. I'm grateful for Imago Dei Church, who first heard these sermons. What an amazing privilege it was to expound Galatians each Sunday in our very young church plant. I am honored to pastor such an eager and encouraging fellowship. I'm also grateful to God for the elders that I get to serve with at IDC. I praise God for your friendship, wisdom, and leadership. I must also thank our Aspire guys, a group of interns that the elders meet with weekly. In addition to their other work, some of them have helped me edit this manuscript. Finally, to my bride Kimberly: What a joy it is to journey through this life with you, my dear companion. May God continue to sustain us, as we continue to boast in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory forever.

Tony Merida

This commentary is the fruit of God's grace in the lives of many brothers and sisters. I am especially grateful to God for Cory Varden, who consistently and graciously serves alongside me, and David Burnette, who has taken my sermon manuscripts and edited them for my chapters of this commentary. I am ever grateful to God for Heather as well as Caleb, Joshua, Mara Ruth, and Isaiah; I am blessed beyond measure with the family He has entrusted to me. And I am deeply grateful to God for The Church at Brook Hills, a faith family who eagerly opened their Bibles every week not only to hear but also to obey the voice of God in Galatians for the glory of God among the nations.

David Platt