Lutheran Lens Commentary: Isaiah 58:6-7 (True Fasting)

## Lutheran Lens Reading of Isaiah 58:6-7 (True Fasting)

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read Isaiah 58:6-7 through the lens of Law and Gospel, recognizing that it serves primarily as Law by exposing our failure to live out genuine fasting and righteousness. The text challenges us by highlighting our inability to fulfill God's demands for justice and mercy on our own. It points to our need for Christ, who perfectly embodies the justice and mercy that we cannot achieve. This passage ultimately directs us to the Gospel, where in Christ's life, death, and resurrection, we receive the righteousness that we cannot obtain by our own works.

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