Faith leads to righteousness. Read Galatians 3:6-9. Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness . Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, ” All the nations will be blessed in you. ” So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. Galatians 3:6‭-‬9 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.3.6-9.NASB Paul uses Abraham, one of the great fathers of the faith, as his continued example of the importance of believing in Christ alone and not in works to…

How does God work? God moves and works within the structure and framework that he has set up. But does God do works by the law? Read Galatians 3:5. So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Galatians 3:5 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.3.5.NASB As we saw yesterday, God set up the law so that we would understand our need for Christ. So, when we think about how God works, God is the ultimate fulfillment of the law. However, God is not limited by the law. God is greater than the law and…

Your works don’t save you. We may have heard that, but it is very true. Read Galatians 3:1-4. You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Did you suffer so many things in vain-if indeed it was in vain? Galatians 3:1‭-‬4 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.3.1-4.NASB The people of Galatia knew and understood the importance of the saving grace…

How are we saved? Paul is dealing with the heart of this very issue. We read these verses yesterday, but want to focus on them again for one more day. Galatians 2:17-20. But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? May it never be! For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I prove myself to be a transgressor. For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;…

Faith. How do we live the life that God has for us to live? We live it by faith. Read Galatians 2:17-21. But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? May it never be! For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I prove myself to be a transgressor. For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh…

How are we saved? That became the big question of the time. Is the answer Christ alone, or is it Christ plus something? Read Galatians 2:14-16. But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews? “We are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles; nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we…

Stand up for what is true. Often we’ve heard about standing up for what you believe in, but actually we should only stand up for what is true. Read Galatians 2:11-13. But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision. The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. Galatians 2:11‭-‬13 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.2.11-13.NASB Paul saw that…

The same grace. Paul had been preaching to the Gentiles and that was new. So how did the church leadership respond? Read Galatians 2:7-10. But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised (for He who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles), and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they…

Reputation. Paul is still speaking about his return to Jerusalem and discussion with the church leaders. Read Galatians 2:6-8. But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)-well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised (for He who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles), Galatians 2:6‭-‬8 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.2.6-8.NASB One of the points that Paul is making is that he is no…

Don’t back down. When you know the truth and are confident in the truth, there is no reason to back down from the truth. Read Galatians 2:4-5. But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage. But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. Galatians 2:4‭-‬5 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.2.4-5.NASB Paul knew the truth of their position that he was in and he clung to that even when others were encouraging him…