The Bible Study Podcast, episode 640. Today, the Bible Study podcast continues a study of the book of Galatians with Galatians 3.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast. I'm your host, Chris Christensen. We get into Galatians 3 today, where we talk more about this whole thing about faith or works of the law. And Paul shows a little anger here. Faith or works of the law, Galatians 3. You foolish Galatians. Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes, Jesus Christ,

was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you. Did you receive

the spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish?

After beginning by means of the spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? Have you experienced so much in vain if it really was in vain?

So again, I ask, does God give you his spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?

So also Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Understand then that those who have faith are children of Abraham.

Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel

in advance to Abraham. A nation will be blessed through you, so those who rely on faith are

blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse.

As it is written, cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the

book of the law.

Clearly, no one who relies on the law is justified before God because the righteous will

live by faith. The law is not based on faith on the law is justified before God because the righteous will live by faith.

The law is not based on faith. On the contrary, it says the person who does these things

will live by them. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us,

for it is written, cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.

He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles

through Christ Jesus so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Okay, so a couple different things there.

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