Today on renewing your mind, the Apostle Paul has some strong words for an early church.

And you who have heard the gospel, have embraced the gospel if you now turn away from it.

The only thing left for you is not the blessing of the covenant, but the curse of the vine raft.

That's a frightening charge, isn't it? Especially when we realize that Paul's words apply

not just to an ancient church, but to us in the 21st century. The book of Galatians is our focus

this week on renewing your mind. Arcee Sproul gives us a detailed look at Paul's letter to this

troubled church. As we get started today, Arcee is in chapter 3 beginning with verse 10.

After laboring the point that justification is by faith and not through the works of the law,

by which the Apostle has said, by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Paul now changes the tune just a little bit in the terms of the nuance that he wants us to get here

by saying this, for all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse.

Let me just pause for a second and look at the beginning of that particular verse.

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse. If you are a student of logic,

you will recognize that what the Apostle has written here is a universal affirmative proposition.

And also if you are a student of logic, you may recognize some of the implications of the truth

tables by which certain inferences follow from other propositions. And what Paul is saying is that

all who do A are also in a state of B. If you are A, you will also be B. Now again, Paul's not

interested in giving us an abstract expounding of logic, but certainly the logic that he is declaring

here is one that we dare not miss at the peril of our eternal lives. He says, all who rely on the

works of the law are under a curse. Now if you are included in that statement, all.

And if you have been relying for your justification by obeying the law of God,

all you have achieved to this point is to be exposed to the curse of God.

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