majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 3:26-29,
"You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you
who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for
you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are
Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
Paul reminds us that when Abraham believed God it was credited to him
as righteousness, verse 6. There he quotes Genesis 15:6. He goes on to
say that this is the means by which we are saved: faith in God,
trusting in the gospel message of the punishment Jesus took on our
behalf to secure our salvation from God's judgment of our sins. The
battle Paul had in that day was the conviction the Jews held that a
right standing with God could only come about by keeping the law. It
wasn't just the Jews but also the Gentile converts to Judaism Paul had
to reason with. Paul points out that it was 430 years before the law
was given through Moses that Abraham received the promise of God due
to his faith. Faith has always been the key to salvation. The law was
given to demonstrate the need we have for a savior. Our faith in that
Savior, Jesus Christ causes salvation.
Consequently all of us who have believed God are now children of God.
Paul could not be clearer- faith brings salvation. Faith does not
merely reflect our relationship to God but actually establishes it. By
this faith we become not just subjects of the kingdom of God but
actual son's and daughters of God - family!
It is truly a sweeping message that can take your breath away, to
consider what is ours by faith!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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