Some in the church in Galatia were peddling a doctrine of salvation by works. Paul asks and answers three bombshell questions of those Galatians who were trying to peddle this doctrine. These three questions and their answers stopped their salvation by works message in its tracks.
You remember, of course, that Paul believed that Jesus’ blood took care of the sin problem for the human race.
Now here are his three dynamite questions and their obvious answers.
Question #1: Did the Galatians receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith? Galatians 3:2. In other words, can you work to receive the Spirit or is that a product of believing on Jesus and receiving Him (by faith) as your personal savior? Of course, receiving the Spirit comes by faith upon receiving Jesus as savior.
Works have nothing to do with it. Paul’s logic, then, forces the conclusion that works of the law have nothing to do with the removal of our guilt and feelings of unworthiness for our sins. This is solely through Jesus’ blood which is God’s
supreme act of grace. The blood of Jesus is appropriated by faith and not by works at...
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