The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

So open your Bible if you will.

This portion before us perfectly suits our attention being given to the cross.

So we're going to stay right where we are, Galatians chapter three.

Let me just begin reading and even though we're going to consider primarily the latter

part of this Scripture down in verses 13 and 14, it's going to take us a while to get

there.

So let me start reading in verse six so you have a setting.

Even so Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to Him as righteousness.

Therefore be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham.

The Scripture foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles or the nations by faith preached

the gospel beforehand to Abraham saying, all the nations will be blessed in you.

So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham the believer.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse.

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