By Pastor Chinedu Emmanuel Galatians 4:10-12 “You are trying to earn favor with God by observing certain days or months or seasons or years. 11I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing. 12Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to live as I do in freedom from these things, for I have become like you […]
To summarize, Galatians chapter 3 emphasizes the inadequacy of the law in providing salvation and righteousness for all. The law was given to reveal and define sin, making us aware of our sinful nature and our need for redemption. The law itself cannot save or make us righteous but it points us to Christ, who fulfilled the requirements of the law and offers salvation through faith. Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, we are set free from the power of sin, we received grace, became slaves of righteousness, and are led by the Spirit of God.
By Pastor Chinedu Emmanuel Galatians 2:21 “I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” In our ongoing study of the book of Galatians, we previously discussed Chapter 1 which emphasizes the significance of faith in Christ for salvation, confronts legalistic teachings, and encourages believers to embrace freedom […]
By Pastor Chinedu Emmanuel Acts 13: 27 “The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Introduction and Background of the Book of Galatians Paul’s Letter to the Galatians expresses his passionate defense of the Gospel, written in a state of anger […]
Your identity is who God says you are, as declared in the word of God. It strengthens you and makes you unique. You are marked with the blood of Jesus and are not just a nobody; you are a child of God!