In Our Stead

Understand then that those who follow the way of faith are sons and daughters of Abraham.

The Scripture foresaw that by the way of faith, God would give true righteousness to the non-Jewish nations.  For God's promise to Abraham was this:  In you shall all the nations be blessed.  So now those who take the way of faith receive the same blessing as Abraham who believed;  but those who rely on the practice of the Law are under a curse, for it is written:  Cursed is everyone who does not always fulfill everything written in the Law.

It is plainly written that no one becomes righteous, in God's way, by the Law;  by faith the righteous shall live.  Yet the Law gives no place to faith, for according to it;  the one who fulfills the commandments shall have life through them.

Now Christ rescued us from the curse of the Law by becoming cursed himself for our sake, as it is written:  there is a curse on everyone who is hanged on a tree.

Galatians 3:7-14

"All thanks to You, Lord Jesus, for Your great love for me.  May I honor You every day with my life."

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