Acts 13:38-39 “Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do.”
Galatians 2:19-21 “For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God. My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.”
Galatians 3:5 “I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.”
A person MUST receive the Holy Spirit through FAITH to be saved = be made holy. Only then, they fulfill the law.
Without the Holy Spirit people remain UNHOLY = are unable to obey the law. They may claim they “follow the law,” but they don’t.
Galatians 6:12-13 “Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don’t want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save. And even those who advocate circumcision don’t keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples.”
Romans 10:1-4 “Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. For THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, THEY CLING TO THEIR OWN WAY of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, ALL WHO BELIEVE IN HIM ARE MADE RIGHT WITH GOD.”
Galatians 5:1-6 “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. Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you. I’ll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses. For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, YOU HAVE BEEN CUT OFF FROM CHRIST! YOU HAVE FALLEN AWAY FROM GOD’S GRACE.
But WE WHO LIVE BY THE SPIRIT eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.”
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