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Faith Alone: The Promise Fulfilled 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to stand on the word. By faith alone, living as children of the promise. We're looking at Galatians chapters 3 and 4, today. Verse 11, chapter 3, but that no0:21 1 is justified by the law on the side of God is evident for the just shall live by faith. Now verse 1 of chapter 3 sums up the problem in the church in Galatia. Verse0:33 1. 0, foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you or cast a spell upon you that you should not obey the truth before before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified.0:46 Now in the first 2 chapters that we looked at yesterday, Paul addressed his authority as an apostle of Jesus Christ pushing back on the false teachers who were challenging his authority. He then discussed the foundation0:55 of the of the Galatians faith, and that was the grace of God. In these following 2 chapters that we're gonna look at today, Paul further I think he he kinda reveals the heart of a1:07 pastor, okay, wanting to correct those that he had led into the faith. And we see that he has a greater concern, and this is where pastors should be, okay, and spiritual leaders. He had a greater concern for1:19 their spiritual well-being than a concern that the Galatians might be offended or misunderstand him or dislike him because he was telling them the truth. Right? Paul is exemplifying, I believe,1:31 what love looks like, true love, biblical love, speaking truth for the spiritual benefit of others, even though it may cost him personally in the short term. Now1:42 remember, these Gentiles, who unlike the Jewish who unlike the Jewish believers had never lived under the law. Okay? These were not Jewish converts. These were Gentiles. Okay? These were not Gentiles who became1:54 Jewish, and then became Christian. These were Gentiles. Okay? The they had been pagan pagans. I mean, worshiping idols and pursuing their own human desires. And2:06 Paul preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to them, and they were set free from the bondage of sin and death. Now the Judaizers came in, those who say, well, you've gotta you gotta you gotta practice the law too.2:18 They came in behind Paul and were teaching them that they had to perfect their faith through the works of the law. Paul lays out before them that if they are to be children of the promise, they must hold2:30 to that promise, right, which is Jesus Christ by faith alone, not replaced by or mixed with the requirements of the law, which they could not keep. None of us2:42 can. That's why Jesus died for us. Verse 2, this only I want to learn from you. Did you receive the spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith? Did the freedom, he2:54 says, he said, did the freedom that you experience when I preach the gospel message to you come from keeping the law, or did it come by faith? Well, the answer was obvious. It came by faith. Verse 3, 0, you3:06 are you so foolish having begun in the spirit? Are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Have you suffered so many things in vain if indeed it was in vain? Therefore,3:18 he who supplies the spirit to you and works miracles among you, does he do it by works of the law or by the hearing of faith? What purpose then does the law serve? It3:30 adds excuse me. I got ahead of myself. So, apparently, they had seen miracles as Paul preached to them, and he asked, were those by the preaching of the law or the3:41 the gospel message of grace and faith? Verse 6. Just as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Therefore, know that only those who are of3:53 faith are sons of Abraham. See, the Judaizers were claiming to be the children of Abraham, and if you wanted to be a child of Abraham, you had to follow the law. Paul deconstructs that4:05 claim by going back to God's promise to Abraham that preceded the law. Verse 8. And the the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham before4:17 him saying, in you all the nations shall be blessed. So then those who are of faith are blessed by believing Abraham. See, the promise made, Abraham was given the promise4:29 of of a redeemer that would bring mankind back into relationship with God, their creator, by faith. That was that was the promise given to Abraham. Thus, pushing the4:40 law I mean, those pushing the law rather were going backwards. The promise to Abraham was this age of grace that we're now in was going to be made possible by the4:52 redeemer, Jesus Christ. So we can't go back. Abraham was looking forward. We're in the time that he was looking forward to the promise that he was given to. So if you wanna be a child of Abraham,5:04 then you need to believe like he did in the promise that now has been manifested in Jesus Christ. Verse 10. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse, for it is written,5:16 cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no 1 is justified by the law on the side of God is evident, for the just shall live by faith. Yet5:27 the law is not of faith, but the man just shall live by faith. The same verse is also found in Romans chapter 1 verse5:39 17 and Hebrews chapter 10 verse 30. Faith in Jesus Christ is the way to justification or forgiveness of our sins, and that forgiveness5:51 is the key to life. The just shall live by faith. Verse 14 reveals that this promise was not just to Abraham. Verse 14. That the blessing of Abraham might come upon the6:03 Gentiles in Christ Jesus that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith. So if the promise was before the law, remember the law was given at Sinai to Moses to so the written law6:16 came after the promise to Abraham. So if the promise was before the law and is a part of the law, what is the purpose of the law? Well, look at verse 19. What purpose6:28 then does the law serve? It was added because of transgression till the seed should come to whom the promise was made, and it was appointed through angels by the hand6:40 of a mediator. Verse 23. But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept by the kept for the faith, which would afterward be revealed. Therefore, the law was our6:51 tutor to bring us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Paul Paul is a very, very smart man. He's an intellect, and sometimes he's hard to follow. What he's saying here is now let7:03 me just kinda break down some of the words here. The the Greek word for tutor here does not mean teacher like a after school tutor, but rather an attendant, a custodian who was generally a servant responsible for7:13 ensuring that the child would arrive at school on time. See, the law served the purpose between the promise made to Abraham and the fulfillment of the promise of the redeemer that7:25 was fulfilled in Jesus Christ. So the tutor, the law carried us from point a to point b to make sure we showed up. So what the law did was both reveal and restrain7:37 sin. Alright? The law of God, and Paul talks about this in Romans chapter 2, is written on our hearts. It's the moral law of God. He he says even the Gentiles who did not have the law know the law because it's written on7:49 their hearts. However, our hearts, our conscience have been corrupted and suppressed by sin. Our our the moral law is suppressed by the sin of our fallen nature, and it's gotten8:00 worse. So it was written on a stone to make clear that there is a standard of right and wrong. So that's what the law was. Didn't save. It was never intended to save, but it was to8:12 show that there was a standard that we were going to be held accountable to. So let's look at the promise revealed, verse 25. But after faith has come, we are no longer tutor brought us to the place of the8:24 fulfillment of the promise. For you are all sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alright. Let's go let's jump very quickly8:36 to chapter 4 verse 3. Even so, we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, god sent forth his son, born of a woman,8:48 born under the law, to redeem those who are under the law that we might receive the adoption as sons. So he's using another analogy here. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your8:59 hearts crying out Abba, father. We've been adopted into the family of God. The and and and and we know what happened in the New Testament as opposed to the Old Testament. God9:12 was the their their their husband. There was that relationship, more of a contractual relationship. But in the New Testament, in fact, this is what was so powerful when Jesus taught his disciples to pray,9:24 our father. That was not something that was, common in the Old Testament. He was not seen as the the father. And so now we have this loving relationship that we we cry out,9:36 Abba, father. Therefore, you are no longer a slave, but a son. And if a son, then heir of God through Christ. Now he closes this chapter with the symbolism of the law and faith found9:47 in Abraham and his 2 sons. Remember? The 2 sons that he had. Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had 2 sons, 1 by the bondwoman,9:59 Ishmael, the other by the free woman, that was Isaac. But the 2 but he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the free woman through promise. Which things10:11 are symbolic? For these are the 2 covenants, the 1 from Mount Sinai, which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar. For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and10:23 corresponds to Jerusalem, which now is and is in bondage with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. For it is written, rejoice, oh, barren, you who do not bear,10:35 break forth and shout, you who are not in labor for the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of the promise. Isaac was a child10:47 of the promise. But as but as he who was born according to the Philastian persecuted him, who was born according to the spirit even so now it is. Right? It10:58 sure certainly is. Nevertheless, what does the scripture say? Cast out the bondwoman and her son for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman. So then, brethren,11:10 we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. So here it is. Bottom line, the story of God's plan of redemption is clear and consistent from the garden to the11:22 cross. It is by faith alone. It is the promise that was given to Abraham, fulfilled at the cross when Jesus died and then raised again from the11:34 dead by the father, that it is by believing and then confessing that we become children of the promise. Father, we thank you11:46 that you have made a way for us. Thank you for your plan of salvation. And, lord, if we believe in our hearts that you raised Jesus from the dead and confess with our mouth, we will be saved.11:58 We are children of the promise. We are adopted into the family where we can call upon you as father. Father, hear our prayers. Lord, we pray for our nation. We pray for our families. We pray for the eyes of those who are12:09 closed, those who are living in darkness to be opened. We pray for the holy spirit to be poured out on our nation, on our families, on our communities. That, lord, that the light might break12:21 through at this moment. And use us. Lord, use us. Help us to know your word, to stand upon your word, to proclaim your word in love. That, lord, others might come to know the freedom that12:33 is found only in Jesus Christ. For it's in his name we pray. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And until next time, keep standing on the word.Prayer and Proclamation 12:46 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you12:58 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Faith Alone: The Promise Fulfilled12:37 Prayer and Proclamation
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