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Galatians 3
Here’s how the study works: Read the chapter mentioned in the heading several times during the week and share any words, thoughts, verses that stood out to you. Having a week for a chapter creates the opportunity to reread it several times and make additional comments as you feel inclined as well as make comments on other people’s insights.
5 thoughts on “Galatians 3”
v.19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come.
The law was given to make people realize they needed a Saviour. Once we accepted Christ (who fulfilled the law by keeping it perfectly) the law had done its job of pointing out that we were sinners.
v.2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
Answer: By believing what we heard. We do not receive the Spirit by observing the law or doing good works.
And this is the way we grow by continuing to believe and applying God's truth to our lives.
v.25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.
Hallelujah! We are no longer under the supervision of the the law. We are under the supervision of God's Spirit who leads us and guides us and tells us right from wrong.
I spent a fair deal of time contemplating these chapters thus far as I struggled to see how it relates to me as I too get caught up in "have too and should" (laws). But this morning it came to me.
We have freedom in Christ. When we understand the overwhelming love God has for us and demonstrates through sending Jesus we are touched by that love. A love that motivates us to be all we can for God. But this in itself is a journey, one I am still on. I am forever grateful for God's spirit who guides us through this journey when we put our trust in him.
Yes, praise God! We do indeed have freedom in Christ and we are motivated by love, not by duty or obligation. It also took me quite a while to get this, but that's ok. It apparently took quite a while for the Galatians to get it too!