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LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 33
GALATIANS 3:6-14
We'll start this lesson in Galatians chapter 3 verse 11. We're stressing that we're not under Law, we're under Grace. We covered this in book 32, but look at verse 1. Now verse 5.
Acts 15:5
Here we find Paul confronting this false teaching that was leading these people astray, do you remember what he said in chapter 1? You are falling for a perverted Gospel.
Galatians 1:8
So if you add or take away from Paul's Gospel you are in trouble. Well here in verse 11 Paul is still dealing on that same premise.
Galatians 3:11
"But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, (Maybe you can fool people that you're a Christian by Law keeping, but you will never fool God) it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith." So it's faith + nothing. Verse 12.
Galatians 3:12
"And the law (works religion) is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them (these works) shall live in them."
In other words if you're going to try to keep the Law or add works for salvation then you need to keep the whole Law. It's like a dear brother in the Lord that lives near me who was talking to a neighbor, and this neighbor thought he needed to keep the Law for salvation. Religion is man attempting to somehow merit favor with God where Christianity is God reaching down in Grace and saving sinful men. Now verse 13.
Galatians 3:13
"Christ hath (past tensed) redeemed us (He has bought us, He has paid a price for us, and redeemed us) from the curse of the law, (remember what we read in Deuteronomy? If you do not keep every jot and tittle of the Law to perfection then you're under the curse. `cursed is every man that does not do them if you're going to do the Law.') Deuteronomy 21:18-20
Remember the book "Tough Love"? Well Israel did, only far worse than what that book ever suggested. Deuteronomy 21:21
Our kids have no fear of the Law, and that's our problem. If you have that kind of no good rebellious drunkard son then turn him over to the authorities, and the authorities were to literally stone that young man to death. And remember stoning was not a very pretty picture, it was awful. Now reading on in verse 22.
Deuteronomy 21:22-23
"And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: (now the hanging on the tree didn't kill him, the stoning did. A public spectacle! Now people will read this and say, "Well that's barbaric." 23. His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God; ..." Now does all that ring a bell? Who hung on a tree? Of what Christ accomplished on our behalf. Christ became the curse under God. He fulfilled all the curse of the Law so that God in turn could now say, "I have forgiven every human being that's ever lived. Now let's look at Romans chapter 3. Romans 3:19-20
"Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: (who was under the Law? Your Bible says that all the world ) may become guilty before God. (and all the Law could do was pronounce guilt upon every human being.) 20. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified (and oh why can't works religion people see this? in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin."
Romans 3:21
"But now (something totally different has taken over) the righteousness of God without the law (leave out the Law, it has no part in your salvation.) is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;"
God hates pride like nothing else. Romans 3:22-24
Because we've all broken God's Law, everyone of us.) 24. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:"
God lost it when they sinned, and the moment he lost it what did God immediately kick into gear? God put in motion the plan of buying back the whole human race. That of course is what Paul is teaching here in Romans chapter 3. Now verse 25.
"Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,..." It's the blood that is the price of redemption. I Peter 1:18-19
Romans 3:26
"To declare, I say, at this time his (Christ) righteousness that he (Christ) might be just, (absolutely fair) and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." All right in the short time we have left let's return to Galatians, and we were in verse 13.
Galatians 3:13
"Christ hath redeemed us (He has paid the price of redemption with His blood) from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; (Christ fulfilled that, He became that curse that was hung on a tree.) The normal death for people in Israel was stoning.

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