Justified by Faith
15We ourselves are Jews by birth and not mGentile sinners; 16yet we know that na person is not justified2 by works of the law obut through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, pbecause by works of the law no one will be justified.
17But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found qto be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19For through the law I rdied to the law, so that I might slive to God. 20I have been tcrucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives uin me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, vwho loved me and wgave himself for me. 21I do not nullify the grace of God, for xif righteousness3 were through the law, ythen Christ died for no purpose.
Justification by Faith Alone
Galatians 2:11–21 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 35:04 • ID: 1398
A Study in Galatians, Volume 1
Right with God Galatians 1:1–5:12 Series • ID: 14801
By Faith, or by Works of the Law?
1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? zIt was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly aportrayed as crucified. 2Let me ask you only this: bDid you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by chearing with faith? 3Are you so foolish? dHaving begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by1 the flesh? 4eDid you suffer2 so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and fworks miracles among you do so gby works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6just as hAbraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
7Know then that it is ithose of faith who are jthe sons of Abraham. 8And the Scripture, foreseeing that kGod would justify3 the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, l“In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
A Study in Galatians, Volume 1
Right with God Galatians 1:1–5:12 Series • ID: 14801Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.