PRaP 9-28-2005

Faith or Observance of the Law

1You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes
Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2I would like to learn
just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law,
or by believing what you heard? 3Are you so foolish? After beginning with
the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? 4Have
you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing? 5Does God
give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the
law, or because you believe what you heard?

6Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness."[a] 7Understand, then, that those who believe are children
of Abraham. 8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by
faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be
blessed through you."[b] 9So those who have faith are blessed along with
Abraham, the man of faith.

10All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is
written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written
in the Book of the Law."[c] 11Clearly no one is justified before God by the
law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."[d] 12The law is not based
on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by
them."[e] 13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a
tree."[f] 14He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham
might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might
receive the promise of the Spirit.


May God add His blessing to His word. All who believe are children of
Abraham as it says in verse 7 and in verse 9 So those who have faith are
blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. We must walk in faith to
receive the blessings of faith. If we walk defeated then we are defeated
and this is what IT wants. To steal, kill, and destroy any and all
blessing we are to receive as children of Abraham. Walk in victory today.
Walk in faith.


PRaP Galatians 3:1-14