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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: in you, nor can you be partakers of the knowledge, the spirit, the
fellowship, the liberty, the life, or the achievements of Christ. You are
completely separated from Him, so much so that He has nothing to do
with you any more, or for that matter you with Him." Can anything worse
be said against the Law? If you think Christ and the Law can dwell together
in your heart, you may be sure that Christ dwells not in your heart. For if
Christ is in your heart He neither condemns you, nor does He ever bid
you to trust in your own good works. If you know Christ at all, you know
that good works do not serve unto righteousness, nor evil works unto
condemnation. I do not want to withhold from good works their due
praise, nor do I wish to encourage evil works. But when it comes to
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