~ Alienation vs.
Intimacy ~
introduction: The Apostle Paul wrote the Book of Galatians
to the believers of this local church at a time when they were beginning to
reject the gospel of grace and were instead moving backward toward obedience of
the Mosaic Law as the means of winning favor with God. Paul’s purpose in
writing was to point out the dramatic differences between Law and Grace.
Alienation vs. Intimacy
LAW ~ “You have become estranged
from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from
grace” (Galatians 5:4).
GRACE
~ “For as many of you as were baptized into
Christ have put on Christ” (Galatians
3:27).
summary: The bottom line of understanding Law vs.
Grace is a theology of “DO or DONE!” Are you still trying to DO things to earn
your salvation, or do you understand that it was DONE for you on the Cross of
Calvary by Jesus Christ—you only need to accept/trust His provision on your
behalf?
“Being justified freely
by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:24). “Not by works of righteousness which we do, but according to His
mercy He saves us” (Titus 3:5a).
notes: (1) The fourth Tuesday of each month during
2013 ALN will look at one aspect of “Law vs. Grace” as seen in the Book of
Galatians.
(2) In
addition to this series of 12 posts on Law vs. Grace, you might take a look at
two previous ALN posts. Law
vs. Grace (July 6, 2010) and Law
vs. Grace, 2 (July 5, 2011), as well as The
Core Message of the Bible #2 (February 1, 2011).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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