majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 3:6-9,
"Consider Abraham: 'He believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness.' Understand, then, that those who believe are children
of Abraham. The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles
by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations
will be blessed through you.' So those who have faith are blessed
along with Abraham, the man of faith."
Years ago, while in desperate need to read my Bible more (a condition
I still find myself in), I used to think that God gave the law through
Moses and when that didn't pan out, he came up with a better way,
salvation by faith. I couldn't have been more wrong. Here Paul makes a
point that the new kid on the block was not salvation by faith.
Salvation has always been by faith as revealed to Abraham. The
johnnie-come-lately was the law that came through Moses. It arrived
430 after God's promise to Abraham of righteousness by faith.
Paul will go on to tell us that faith is not in competition with the
law of Moses as a means to righteousness at all. The purpose of the
law was never to provide salvation to anyone. As it turns out, God's
purpose for the law, the Ten Commandments, etc. was simply to show us
we are sinners and desperately in need of salvation: a salvation
available only through faith!
How wonderful our God has chosen that those who embrace him in faith
will be saved! That makes it possible for even someone like me!
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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