Galatians Introduction, HQ Bible Study Team
CHRIST JESUS REDEEMED US
Passage: Galatians 3:1~14  
Key verse: 14
Faith or Works of the Law
3 You foolish(A) Galatians!(B) Who has bewitched you?(C) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.(D) 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit(E) by the works of the law,(F) or by believing what you heard?(G) 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] 4 Have you experienced[b] so much in vain—if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(H) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(I) 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[c](J)
7 Understand, then, that those who have faith(K) are children of Abraham.(L) 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[d](M) 9 So those who rely on faith(N) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(O)
10 For all who rely on the works of the law(P) are under a curse,(Q) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[e](R) 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(S) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[f](T) 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[g](U) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(V) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[h](W) 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,(X) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.(Y)
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
- Galatians 3:4 Or suffered
- Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
- Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
- Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
- Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
- Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
- Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23
Cross references
- Galatians 3:1 : Lk 24:25
- Galatians 3:1 : S Ac 16:6
- Galatians 3:1 : Gal 5:7
- Galatians 3:1 : 1Co 1:23
- Galatians 3:2 : S Jn 20:22
- Galatians 3:2 : ver 5, 10; Gal 2:16
- Galatians 3:2 : Ro 10:17; Heb 4:2
- Galatians 3:5 : 1Co 12:10
- Galatians 3:5 : ver 2, 10; Gal 2:16
- Galatians 3:6 : Ge 15:6; S Ro 4:3
- Galatians 3:7 : ver 9
- Galatians 3:7 : S Lk 3:8
- Galatians 3:8 : Ge 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; Ac 3:25
- Galatians 3:9 : ver 7; Ro 4:16
- Galatians 3:9 : Ro 4:18-22
- Galatians 3:10 : ver 2, 5; Gal 2:16
- Galatians 3:10 : ver 13; S Ro 4:15
- Galatians 3:10 : Dt 27:26; Jer 11:3
- Galatians 3:11 : S Ro 3:28
- Galatians 3:11 : Hab 2:4; S Ro 9:30; Heb 10:38
- Galatians 3:12 : Lev 18:5; S Ro 10:5
- Galatians 3:13 : Gal 4:5
- Galatians 3:13 : Dt 21:23; S Ac 5:30
- Galatians 3:14 : Ro 4:9, 16
- Galatians 3:14 : ver 2; Joel 2:28; S Jn 20:22; S Ac 2:33
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Paul rebuked the Galatians for foolishly turning away from the gospel and being swayed by the legalistic Judaizers who believed salvation came through the law. Paul struck down all the arguments of these false teachers by just asking a few questions. He reminded them of Abraham, their ancestor. Abraham was credited with righteousness because of his faith, not because of anything he did. We are saved by faith in Jesus. When we have faith, we are blessed along with Abraham.
2. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law (10-14)
Those who rely on the law for their salvation are under a curse. It is impossible to obtain salvation through obedience to the law. Salvation comes only through Christ Jesus, who became a curse for us when he was hung on the cross and died for our sins. By becoming a curse, he became our redeemer. He redeemed us from the curse of having to abide by the law (impossible to do!) and brought us to the blessing and promise of the Spirit.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for Jesus who became our redeemer when he was crucified for our sins.
One Word: Christ Jesus redeemed us by faith