July 7th, 2024 - Galatians 3:10-14 | The Lords Law Contrasted With Our Faith

10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.” 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” 13 Christ 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 pole.” 14 He 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.


It has already been established that it is through our steadfast faith in the Father, His Son (our savior) and the influences of The Holy Spirit that we are saved, not by the list of actions we have done in our world. Throughout the entirety of the Bible, people have seen the glory of God and His promises beginning with the immense faith they put in Him, and Jesus confirms this as being the key to salvation upon his return. If all this is true, then the question must be asked, if our actions solely aren't significant but our faith and how that effects our actions and thoughts, then what is the significance of the law of the Bible. All the rules that the people of God obsessed over following, littered throughout the old testament. Paul establishes in the text above that if one believes only in the law of the Bible, then they have doomed itself, essentially meaning that it is impossible for a regular human, filled with natural sin, to have followed all the ways of God. This is why faith is the answer (law is synonymous with action, rather than faith), and why Jesus emphasized so clearly that faith is so. Putting our faith in God is an acnowledgement of our human weakness and handing the power back to where it is always, to the Lord, that is what makes us righteous in the infinite peripheral of God. Paul later states that Christ himself cursed himself in the eyes of his Father on the cross in order to relieve us of our debt and our inability to live fully by the law of God. It is not that Jesus has made these laws useless to us but he has signified that we are not perfect, that all of us deserve eternal punishment and that Christ redeemed us from that, meaning we should be eternally faithful and grateful in Him. If someone thinks that they believe in Jesus and they go to church but they like to steal and murder in their free time, that does not mean they are saved. Their faith is not real because if it was, they would be taking into account God's every belief and would not be killing people and stealing belongings. We can study His word and the laws He created to better understand his perfect character and live by it as best as we can. We aren't anywhere near perfection, but through faith come an active thoughtful effort to live the way God wishes us to.

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)

Christ has allowed us to stop obsessing over our every little wrongdoing and has confronted our inherent evil once and for all, he has provided Himself for us so that we may live our lives in His name, worshipping him and most importantly, believing in Him. Us not being able to follow the law of God is the same as our inability to not sin, the only person being able to not do these two inevitable things dying for us in perfect grace. Let us make our best effort to try and live by the laws and words of God and if we go astray, God is perfect in his forgiveness as He is with everything else. Your weights will be lifted through Jesus, as long as you believe in Him with all your heart and soul.

Thank you Lord for all that you do, I pray that my faith in you only grows and grows. The life you have given me I hope to not take for granted. I pray for all those who are lost to God's unending wisdom and power and I hope the Holy Spirit guides them to the right direction.