Galatians 3

(James 2:14–26)

1OG5599 foolishG453 GalatiansG1052! WhoG5101 has bewitchedG940 youG4771? BeforeG2596 your very eyesG3788 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 was clearly portrayedG4270 as crucifiedG4717. 2I would likeG2309 to learnG3129 justG3440 one thing fromG575 youG4771: Did you receiveG2983 theG3588 SpiritG4151 byG1537 worksG2041 of the lawG3551, orG2228 byG1537 hearingG189 with faithG4102?

3Are youG1510 soG3779 foolishG453? After startingG1728 in the SpiritG4151, are you now finishingG3568G2005 in the fleshG4561? 4Have you sufferedG3958 so muchG5118 for nothingG1500, ifG1487 it really wasG1065G2532 for nothingG1500? 5DoesG3588 God lavishG2023 His SpiritG4151 on youG4771 andG2532 workG1754 miraclesG1411 amongG1722 youG4771 becauseG1537 you practiceG2041 the lawG3551, orG2228 becauseG1537 you hearG189 and believeG4102?

6So alsoG2531, “AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG2316, andG2532 it was creditedG3049 to himG846 asG1519 righteousnessG1343.”1 7UnderstandG1097, thenG686, thatG3754 those whoG3588 haveG1537 faithG4102 areG1510 sonsG5207 of AbrahamG11. 8TheG3588 ScriptureG1124 foresawG4308 thatG3754 GodG2316 would justifyG1344 theG3588 GentilesG1484 byG1537 faithG4102, and foretold the gospelG4283 to AbrahamG11: “AllG3956 nationsG1484 will be blessedG1757 throughG1722 youG4771.”2 9SoG5620 those whoG3588 haveG1537 faithG4102 are blessedG2127 along withG4862 AbrahamG11, theG3588 man of faithG4103.

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Christ Has Redeemed Us

All whoG3745 rely onG1510G1537 worksG2041 of the lawG3551 areG1510 underG5259 a curseG2671. ForG1063 it is writtenG1125: “Cursed isG1944 everyoneG3956 whoG3739 does not continueG3756G1696 to doG4160 everythingG846G3956 writtenG1125 inG1722 theG3588 BookG975 of theG3588 LawG3551.”3 11NowG1161 it is clearG1212 thatG3754 no oneG3762 is justifiedG1344 beforeG3844 GodG2316 byG1722 the lawG3551, becauseG3754, “TheG3588 righteousG1342 will liveG2198 byG1537 faithG4102.”4 12TheG3588 lawG3551, howeverG1161, isG1510 notG3756 basedG1537 on faithG4102; on the contraryG235, “TheG3588 man who doesG4160 these thingsG846 will liveG2198 byG1722 themG846.”5

13ChristG5547 redeemedG1805 usG1473 fromG1537 theG3588 curseG2671 of theG3588 lawG3551 by becomingG1096 a curseG2671 forG5228 usG1473. ForG3754 it is writtenG1125: “Cursed isG1944 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 is hungG2910 onG1909 a treeG3586.”6 14He redeemed us in order thatG2443 theG3588 blessing promisedG2129 to AbrahamG117 would comeG1096 toG1519 theG3588 GentilesG1484 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424, so thatG2443 byG1223 faithG4102 we might receiveG2983 theG3588 promiseG1860 of theG3588 SpiritG4151.

The Purpose of the Law

(Romans 7:1–6)

15BrothersG80, let me put thisG3004 in human termsG2596G444. EvenG3676 a human covenantG1242G444, once it is ratifiedG2964, cannotG3762 be canceledG114 orG2228 amendedG1928. 16TheG3588 promisesG1860 were spokenG2046 to AbrahamG11 andG2532 toG3588 hisG846 seedG4690. The Scripture does not sayG3756G3004, “andG2532 to seedsG4690,” meaningG5613G1909 manyG4183, butG235 “andG2532 toG3588 yourG4771 seedG4690,”8 meaningG5613G1909 OneG1520, whoG3739 isG1510 ChristG5547.

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What I meanG3004 is thisG3778: The lawG3551 that cameG1096 430G5071G2532G5144 yearsG2094 laterG3326 does not revokeG3756G208 the covenantG1242 previously establishedG4300 byG5259 GodG2316, so asG1519 to nullifyG2673 theG3588 promiseG1860. 18ForG1063 ifG1487 theG3588 inheritanceG2817 depends onG1537 the lawG3551, then it no longerG3765 depends onG1537 a promiseG1860; butG1161 GodG2316 freely grantedG5483 it to AbrahamG11 throughG1223 a promiseG1860.

19WhyG5101 thenG3767 was theG3588 lawG3551 given? It was addedG4369 because ofG5484 transgressionsG3847, untilG891 the arrivalG2064 of theG3588 seedG4690 to whomG3739 the promise referredG1861. It was administeredG1299 throughG1223 angelsG32 byG1722 a mediatorG5495G3316. 20A mediatorG3316 isG1510 unnecessaryG3756, howeverG1161, for only oneG1520 party; butG1161 GodG2316 isG1510 oneG1520.

21Is theG3588 lawG3551, thenG3767, opposed toG2596 theG3588 promisesG1860 of GodG2316? Certainly notG3361G1096! ForG1063 ifG1487 a lawG3551 had been givenG1325 thatG3588 couldG1410 impart lifeG2227, thenG302 righteousnessG1343 would certainlyG3689 have comeG1510 fromG1537 the lawG3551. 22ButG235 theG3588 ScriptureG1124 pronounces allG3956 thingsG3588 confinedG4788 byG5259 sinG266, so thatG2443 byG1537 faithG4102 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 theG3588 promiseG1860 might be givenG1325 to those whoG3588 believeG4100.

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BeforeG4253 this faithG4102 cameG2064, we were held in custodyG5432 underG5259 the lawG3551, locked upG4788 untilG1519 faithG4102 should beG3195 revealedG601. 24SoG5620 theG3588 lawG3551 becameG1096 ourG1473 guardianG3807 to lead usG1519 to ChristG5547, thatG2443 we might be justifiedG1344 byG1537 faithG4102. 25NowG1161 that faithG4102 has comeG2064, we areG1510 no longerG3765 underG5259 a guardianG3807.

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Sons through Faith in Christ

You areG1510 allG3956 sonsG5207 of GodG2316 throughG1223 faithG4102 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 27ForG1063 all ofG3745 you who were baptizedG907 intoG1519 ChristG5547 have clothed yourselves withG1746 ChristG5547. 28There isG1762 neitherG3756 JewG2453 norG3761 GreekG1672, slaveG1401 norG3761 freeG1658, maleG730 nor femaleG2338, forG1063 youG4771 areG1510 allG3956 oneG1520 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 29AndG1161 ifG1487 you belongG4771 to ChristG5547, thenG686 you areG1510 Abraham’sG11 seedG4690 and heirsG2818 according toG2596 the promiseG1860.