How are you justified? By law? Galatians 2:3

By law or by faith? Galatians 2:3

Mar 8th, 2011 by buford

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

I woke this morning with this verse on my mind, Galatians 2:3. Why? I don't know, I do believe God has a reason so let us continue on.

Galatians 2:3 KJV "Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised."

Titus, whose mother was Jewish and father was Greek, had not been circumcised according to the Jewish law. There is the key, the Jewish law. When Christ came and died for us he fulfilled the law. So what is happening here?

We are saved by grace, yet these "brethren" were trying to pull some of the old law into play. Even Peter got caught up in this and Paul talks about the hypocrisy they were caught up in. These people were pulling the law in and giving a good argument to make it valid. Once again, how are we justified? Verse 16 says it well.

Galatians 2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified."

So, do you need to be circumcised? How are you justified? One man, two words: JESUS CHRIST. Any questions? Talk to God. Call 1-800-He's God! (a free call from you knees). Thanks for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny