Baptized into Christ
For as many [of you] as were baptized into Christ [into a spiritual union and communion with Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah] have put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ.
In Christ the Journey is complete.
But now you have arrived at your destination: Your baptism in Christ was not just washing you up for a fresh start. It also involved dressing you in an adult
The purpose of the Law
What purpose then [does] the law [serve?] It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] appointed through angels
The Law and Promise
For if the inheritance [of the promise depends on observing] the Law [as these false teachers would like you to believe], it no longer [depends] on the promise; however, God
Redeemed from the curse of the law
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, [ “Cursed] [is] [ everyone who hangs on a tree”]),
The righteous live by faith
Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.” Galatians 3:11(NIV) The righteous aren’t those who try and strive to
The true sons of Abraham
Know and understand that it is [really] the people [who live] by faith who are [the true] sons of Abraham. Galatians 3:7(AMPC) When the Jews told Jesus that they were
Trust in Christ, not the law
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want
Do not repudiate God’s Grace.
I am not going to go back on that. Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of
Crucified with Christ
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the [life] which I now live in the flesh I live