Chapter 3:
Ok…… so you read the first few verses and you are reminded that Paul wasn’t trying to please people! This first part reminds me of a seen from “Back to the Future” where Biff is knocking on McFly’s head only it’s Paul to the Galatian believers who are adding works to faith: “Hello, Galatians, is anybody home?! You idiots are being tricked! You didn’t work for your salvation in the first place so why do you think you need to now”?!
Then he describes how God, in Genesis 12:3, said ALL nations who by faith believe would be blessed thru Abraham! That the reason Jesus came was to redeem us from the law (works) so that His grace might come to all. And then he nails a really great point: Abraham was declared righteous by god 430 years BEFORE the law was given, so it couldn’t have been the law that made him right – it was grace thru faith. But lest you toss the law, Paul also says hey, with out it we could not grasp grace (vs 24)! Paul also spoke of this same thing in Romans 3:20, “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing the law.”
SO WHAT?!
*Ever get tired of the “do better/try harder routine to be a better Christian? The Christian life is more about being than doing. Read verse 3 again and ask God’s Holy Spirit in you to help you live the life HE wants you to live! It can happen!
*Lord, please help us to grasp the concept of grace & faith and then let it shine in our lives!
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