Galatians 3 - Daily Bible Devotional

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

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Send us a text Galatians 3 The Galatians are being deceived into thinking they must follow the Law to be justified. Paul reminds them that they received the Spirit by faith, not by works. Paul uses Abraham as an example, showing that righteousness comes through faith, as God declared Abraham righteous before the Law existed. He explains that those who rely on the Law are under a curse because no one can perfectly keep it. However, Christ redeemed them from the curse by becoming a curse for th...

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0:00.0	Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply
0:09.6	scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,
0:15.5	as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,
0:22.8	make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.
0:28.5	I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.
0:36.3	Thank you for joining in with me today. We are in Galatians chapter 3. The Galatians are being
0:42.1	deceived into thinking they must follow the law to be justified. Paul reminds them that they
0:47.1	receive the spirit by faith, not by works. Paul uses Abraham as an example, showing that
0:52.6	righteousness comes through faith as God declared Abraham righteous before the law existed.
0:58.0	He explains that those who rely on the law are under a curse because no one can perfectly keep it.
1:03.6	However, Christ redeemed them from the curse by becoming a curse for them on the cross.
1:09.4	The law was given to reveal sin, but it cannot save. Paul emphasizes
1:13.6	that God's promise to Abraham is fulfilled in Christ, and through faith, all believers, Jew and Gentile,
1:19.9	are united through baptism as children of God, clothed in Christ, and heirs to his promise.
1:30.4	Awesome things available only through him.
1:34.5	Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him his righteousness.
1:40.0	He obeyed God not to earn his approval, but out of gratitude and trust in God's power.
1:43.9	We access God's mercies by following in Abraham's footsteps. We believe in God's promises and the redemption made possible through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
1:50.0	The law was given solely to illustrate the need for Christ, and we are freed from the bondage of the law to be united with Him.
1:57.0	We are children of God through faith in Him, as we each choose to be baptized and clothed with Him. We are children of God through faith in Him as we each choose to be baptized and clothed
2:03.4	with Christ. We are one, regardless of our background, descendants of Abraham, sharing in the
2:09.3	messianic promise of blessings God made to Him. So wonderful that though not a one of us is perfect or
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