Galatians 3:21-25
21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. 22 But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. 22 But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
Though the Law came after the promise, it is not set against that promise, it simply could not give a reconciled life with God of itself. The only righteousness is by this faith of the promise, not imperfect works attempted by means of keeping the Law. The Law only proved we are trapped in sin and destined for the resulting judgement revealed by the Law pointing out the areas we fail in thought and deed. Yet the Law kept God’s people under guard to be prepared for the faith in the Christ to come, teaching us right from wrong and our inability to not do wrong. Our means of justification with God then is only by that faith in Christ alone, and that faith graduates us from the Law of requirements into His marvelous grace of undeserved mercy and forgiveness. Thanks be to God for His wonderful gift!
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