So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law. Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because "the righteous will live by faith." Gal 3:9-11
So if you still claim that God's blessings go to those who are "good enough," then you are saying that God's promises to those who have faith are meaningless, and faith is foolish. But the fact of the matter is this: when we try to gain God's blessing and salvation by keeping his laws we always end up under His anger, for we always fail to keep them. The only way we can keep from breaking laws is not to have any to break!
So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law. Gal 5:1
So God's blessings are given to us by faith, as a free gift; we are certain to get them whether or not we follow Jewish customs if we have faith like Abraham's, for Abraham is the father of us all when it comes to these matters of faith. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say that God made Abraham the father of many nations. God will accept all people in every nation who trust God as Abraham did. And this promise is from God himself, who makes the dead live again and speaks of future events with as much certainty as though they were already past.
How to Be A Christian Without Being Religious
Fritz Ridenour
So if you still claim that God's blessings go to those who are "good enough," then you are saying that God's promises to those who have faith are meaningless, and faith is foolish. But the fact of the matter is this: when we try to gain God's blessing and salvation by keeping his laws we always end up under His anger, for we always fail to keep them. The only way we can keep from breaking laws is not to have any to break!
So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law. Gal 5:1
So God's blessings are given to us by faith, as a free gift; we are certain to get them whether or not we follow Jewish customs if we have faith like Abraham's, for Abraham is the father of us all when it comes to these matters of faith. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say that God made Abraham the father of many nations. God will accept all people in every nation who trust God as Abraham did. And this promise is from God himself, who makes the dead live again and speaks of future events with as much certainty as though they were already past.
How to Be A Christian Without Being Religious
Fritz Ridenour
"And this promise is from God himself, who ...speaks of future evens with as much certainty as though they were already past." I like this, I hope to someday have faith in God's promises with this much confidence, as though they have already happened. (which they have)
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