All nations are to be declared righteous before God through faith in Christ Jesus. The heart of man finds it difficult to believe that so great a treasure as the Holy Ghost is gotten by the mere hearing of faith. It took Christ to come between us and God and to reconcile God to us. Galatians is often used to show Paul believed the Law to be done away with. Roy Riegels, the University of California center, scooped it up and cut across the field. Study the bible online using commentary on Galatians 3 and more! How can anybody say that righteousness is obtained by obedience to the Law when the Law was given four hundred and thirty years after God's promise of the blessing? That we might be justified by faith.The Law is not to teach us another Law. Faith in God constitutes the highest worship, the prime duty, the first obedience, and the foremost sacrifice. The divine power of God alone can destroy sin and death, and create righteousness and life. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH VINDICATED: THE LAW SHOWN TO BE SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROMISE: BELIEVERS ARE THE SPIRITUAL SEED OF ABRAHAM, WHO WAS JUSTIFIED BY FAITH. Galatians 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is designed to give the results of Edwards' critical investigation using the KJV Now, the Holy Ghost is not obtained by the Law, but by faith in Christ. No merits are mentioned in connection with this promise of the Spirit and all the blessings that go with Him. Law and faith are mutually exclusive ways of salvation. "Even so," Curtis Vaughan, A Study Guide Commentary, makes the comment that this makes the comment that this phrase implies that as Abraham was made right with God by grace through faith, so too, the Galatians (p. 61). Nowhere in the Book of Jonah do you read that the Ninevites received the Law of Moses, or that they were circumcised, or that they offered sacrifices. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mlg/galatians-3.html. But it could not do it because the mercy of God is everlasting. They would gladly embrace the Word with a full faith, but the flesh deters them. You had not virtue prior to the preaching of the Gospel and you have no virtues now under the regime of the false apostles.". Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary. We obey the Law because if we don't we will be punished. Because God saw that we could not fulfill the Law, He provided a way of salvation long before the Law was ever given, a salvation that He promised to Abraham, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed.". What kind of righteousness is this law-righteousness when at the commencement exercises of the Law Moses and the scrubbed people run away from it so fast that an iron mountain, the Red Sea even, could not have stopped them until they were back in Egypt once again? The Law is meant to produce the same effect today which it produced at Mount Sinai long ago. the epistle of paul the apostle to the galatians commentary by a. r. fausset chapter 3 gal 3:1-29. reproof of the galatians for abandoning faith for legalism. The first duty of man is to believe in God and to honor Him with his faith. When the Law carries things too far, say: "Mister Law, you are not the whole show. If the inheritance of the gifts of God were obtained by the Law, God would be a liar. ; I am thy shield, etc. II. This is to sin. Paul therefore concludes: "They which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.". Take the case of Naaman, the Syrian, who was a Gentile and did not belong to the race of Moses. You may now perceive why it is imperative to believe and confess the divinity of Christ. Paul puts it 'every one that hangeth.' In short, they are no good at-all though outwardly they seem to be extremely solicitous of the honor of God. (3) Foolish. 18:5; Galatians 3:13 Deut. We need a redeeming, not an exemplary Christ, to save us. Not in this way that He replaced the old Law with new laws. He could not deliver men's consciences from the terror of the Law. "God had not only brought you to faith by my preaching. Why not? The Law and the Gospel are contrary ideas. He covered his face with a veil. I answer: Cornelius had the faith of the fathers who were saved by faith in the Christ to come. I fear many of you have strayed so far that you will never return to the truth.". Our opponents regard faith as an easy thing, but I know from personal experience how hard it is to believe. They call a "doer" of the Law one who performs the Law in its literal sense. How does it come that you do not grow the same fruits now? But Christ took all our sins and died for them on the Cross. This "power" revealed itself not only in readiness of speech, but in demonstrations of the supernatural ability of the Holy Spirit. Since the devil has this uncanny ability to make us believe a lie until we would swear a thousand times it were the truth, we must not be proud, but walk in fear and humility, and call upon the Lord Jesus to save us from temptation. "Flesh" stands for the righteousness of reason which seeks justification by the accomplishment of the Law. (Matthew 15:9.) I answer: See the heavenly Physician, Christ, who heals the broken-hearted. "I have brought you the true Gospel, and you received it with eagerness and gratitude. It hurts him to think that his Galatians showed so little stability. 7. they which are of faith—as the source and starting-point of their spiritual life. But God is one.God does not offend anybody, therefore He needs no mediator. The answer has … Continue reading "Commentary on Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29" If a man's last will is respected. (Hebrews 11:6.) Accustom yourself to separate Law and Gospel even in regard to time. ", Till the seed should come to whom the promise was made.The Law is not to have its say indefinitely. Right away foolish reason is once more offended. The Law is a prison to be feared and hated. Sometimes the devil distorts Christ to my vision. (Acts 10:44.) There are exegetical commentaries, scholarly and technical commentaries, as well as commentaries that are easy to understand. Holy Writ does not say that Christ was under the curse. The Law could not cancel the promise because the promise was the testament of God, confirmed by God in Christ many years before the Law. The promise is therefore better than the Law. As though single life were a spiritual life, and married life a carnal life. Death is emperor of the world. How so is Christ the end of the Law? The discipline is to last until the boy has been trained to be his father's worthy successor. As if he were saying: "I know your defection was not willful. Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Christ tastes good to them. How many nations were eligible to receive the blessing given to Abraham because of his faith? This impression is instinctive and therefore doubly dangerous. The Jews do not like to hear the prophet say this. "Aha!" Shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.We know that Paul has reference to the time of Christ's coming. He is to be dusted off and brought out before the world. You endured much for the name of Christ and you endured it faithfully. Who hath bewitched you?In this sentence Paul excuses the Galatians, while he blames the false apostles for the apostasy of the Galatians. “Suffered”: The Greek word has the … This piece of exegesis may impress the naive as a zealous attempt to defend the honor and glory of Christ. The hypocritical doers of the Law are those who seek to obtain righteousness by a mechanical performance of good works while their hearts are far removed from God. you ask. If he could he would smash the prison and find his freedom at all cost. They say charity creates and adorns their faith. Of Christ, the Old Testament Prophet complained: "Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off." What do you suppose would have happened if the Law had been given without a mediator and the people had been denied the services of a go- between? One thing is certain, Abraham was never justified by the Law, for the simple reason that the Law was not in his day. Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified." That is a good sign. Faith is neither law nor word; but confidence in Christ "who is the end of the law." But let us first find out who the doers of the law are. “Under the curse” (quoted from Deut. They help us in the trials of our faith. "Martha, Martha," Jesus said, "thou art careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." Before David could achieve a single heroic deed he was already a man beloved of God, strong and constant in faith. The “Top 10” list is based on aggregate reviews.. Paul finds his arguments for the righteousness of faith everywhere. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. They want the passage to read: In thee shall all the nations of the earth be praised. Identifying the Children of … Are ye so foolish? Chapter 3. How can these two contradictory statements be reconciled? Wherefore then serveth the law?The question naturally arises: If the Law was not given for righteousness or salvation, why was it given? Let us become expert in the art of transferring our sins, our death, and every evil from ourselves to Christ; and Christ's righteousness and blessing from Christ to ourselves. (Colossians 2:15.) Although the Law kills, God brings good out of evil. Paul reminds the Galatians of this. Their work-righteousness is plain idolatry and blasphemy against God. Paul distinguishes between Abraham and Abraham. This is the office of the New Testament Church which distributes the promised blessing by preaching the Gospel, by administering the sacraments, by comforting the broken- hearted, in short, by dispensing the benefits of Christ. Galatians full text: Galatians 1 | Galatians 2 | Galatians 3 | Galatians 4 | Galatians 5 | Galatians 6 The apostle in this chapter, I. Reproves the Galatians for their folly, in suffering themselves to be drawn away from the faith of the gospel, and endeavours, from several considerations, to impress them with a … Moses himself confessed that he was not a perfect doer of the Law. They grant that any act is faulty unless it proceeds from a right motive. How can the Law avail anything unto righteousness? Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. It says directly that Christ was made a curse. The Law is also a light like the Gospel. Paul says: "A mediator is not a mediator of one." The power of sin and death could be broken only by a greater power. "When you say that a person can do nothing to obtain the grace of God, you foster carnal security. In short, Christ was charged with the sins of all men, that He should pay for them with His own blood. the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground," Cain began to feel his imprisonment. And it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. According to the Law as in Romans 13:14, "Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ," which means to follow the example of Christ. This one word, "mediator," is proof enough that the Law cannot justify. Forever? We have no right to minimize the force of this declaration. These two, the sin of the world and the righteousness of God, met in a death struggle. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.After the preceding, well-taken argument, Paul offers another based on the similarity between a man's testament and God's testament. Bible > Bible Commentary; Wesley’s Explanatory Notes; Galatians; Galatians 3; John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes << Galatians 2 | Galatians 3 | Galatians 4 >> (Read all of Galatians 3) Verse 1 [1] O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? Now as God gave the Holy Ghost to the Gentiles without the Law by the simple preaching of the Gospel, so He gave the Holy Ghost also to the Jews, without the Law, through faith alone. O foolish Galatians! I do not mean to discourage you altogether. What an excellent Law it is. Righteousness is immortal and invincible. Several years later the old man asks the lad to do something for him. The whole world is blessed if it believes as Abraham believed. Understanding the Presence of the Spirit. John Piper Apr 24, 1983 78 Shares Sermon. The Law was handed down by a being even inferior to the angels, by a middleman named Moses. Not only is he able to deceive the self-assured, but even those who profess the true Christian faith. We must find and define the proper purpose of the Law. The need for restraint shows plainly enough that those who need the Law are not righteous, but wicked men who are fit to be tied. Moses speaks of a criminal who is worthy of death." Does it not then make men righteous? If the Law cannot be fulfilled by the believers, if sin continues to cling to them despite their love for God, what can you expect of people who are not yet justified by faith, who are still enemies of God and His Word, like the unbelieving law-workers? In these and other passages where mention is made of doing, the Scriptures always speak of a faithful doing, a doing inspired by faith. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ. Faith permeates all the deeds of the believer, as Christ's divinity permeated His humanity. Let the sea furnish fish, the earth grain, the woods trees, etc. In this commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians, Tim Hegg goes one step further and shows that Paul was not speaking against the Torah but upholding it as God's eternal revelation to His people. When they heard that the Gospel proclaimed a Christ who had come into the world to save sinners and not the righteous; when they heard that sinners were to enter the kingdom of heaven before the righteous, the Jews were very much put out. I cannot get over the blindness of the Pope's theologians. They grant that a person must be right before he can do right. Long ago the prophets visualized the happy changes Christ would effect in all things. ." (Exodus 17:4.) Hence, we are only partly free from the Law. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Even now, although we continually explain the separate functions of the Law and the Gospel, we have those among us who do not understand how the Law should be used. The Apostle makes the most of this passage. For all that, he was justified and received the Holy Ghost. With this change of garments a new birth, a new life stirs in us. The first danger is: "Are ye so foolish, that after ye have begun in the Spirit, ye would now end in the flesh?". Many a time we were wrestled down in these conflicts with Satan, but Christ has always triumphed and always will triumph. As the false prophets tampered with God's testament in the days of Paul, so many do in our day. We must know how long the Law is to put in its licks. As far as the conscience is concerned it may cheerfully ignore the Law. The promise of the "seed" pleads: "Take this gift of God." Related Content. Moses told the people: "The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken." When we hear that Christ was made a curse for us, let us believe it with joy and assurance. I will do this, I will do that." "Do this and thou shalt live," means: First have faith in Christ, and Christ will enable you to do and to live. As to Cain he had no faith or trust in God's grace, but strutted about in his own fancied worth. Does not the Law command charity? The times of the Law are discernible by heaviness of heart, by a lively sense of sin, and a feeling of despair brought on by the Law. And Paul writes: "And did all drink the spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." REPROOF OF THE GALATIANS FOR ABANDONING FAITH FOR LEGALISM. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. The people would have perished, or in case they had escaped they would have required the services of another mediator to preserve them alive and to keep the Law in force. We have here an example of bad traits that often cling to individual Christians and entire congregations. He had gone so far as to invest Himself with the flesh and blood of sinners. The Law is a specialist to bring us to Christ. He hates it. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Galatians 3:23-29 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: Paul, apostle to the Gentiles, established churches in Galatia composed primarily of Gentiles who received the Gospel eagerly (4:14-15). The defect lies in our lack of faith. Moses came along and he was made the mediator. Preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.The Jews misconstrue this passage. Martin Luther's Commentary on GalatiansGalatians 3. Believe in Christ and your sins will be pardoned. You cannot deny it. The Law growls: "All right. Here is Christ. He never gave the Law any thought. There is discord between God and us. Commentaries for Galatians Chapter 3 Paul's Exposition of Promise and Law. He cannot shake off at will the nightmare of terror which the Law stirs up in his conscience. This natural but entirely wrong reaction to the Law has bred the many ceremonies and works devised to earn grace and remission of sins. But when I look at Christ in me I find that I am altogether holy. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse. That does not mean that his faith was inactive. 3 O foolish Galatians! In your own case, you have not only learned the Law by heart, you have labored with all your might to perform it. The Law was delivered by the angels, but the Gospel by the Lord Himself. Nor is Christ the end of the Law in a way that makes Him a hard judge who has to be bribed by works as the papists teach. The Law found Him among sinners. Paul says: "How can the Law justify when that whole sanctified people of Israel and even mediator Moses trembled at the voice of God? But as soon as the Gospel came your way, you received the Holy Ghost by the simple hearing of faith, before you ever had a chance to do a single good deed." In that way all the Gentiles could be given to him for an inheritance. ", Reason takes offense at the statement of Paul: "The law was added because of transgressions." 21:23 What was wrong with Judas? The silly conscience must be educated to this. we ask. Galatians 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. In chapters 3 and 4, Paul vindicates his gospel against the “different gospel” charges of the Judaizers. II. We must bear in mind that to do the works of the Law does not mean only to live up to the superficial requirements of the Law, but to obey the spirit of the Law to perfection. Paul has nothing against those who are justified by faith and therefore are true doers of the Law. "What," they exclaim, "should this heathen be justified without the Law? The Law can no longer accuse or condemn them. How is God going to humble such a person except by the Law? At least the Galatians had manifested the striking fruits of faith which true disciples of the Gospel manifested in those days. Circumstances, personal worth, character, achievements have no bearing upon justification. So vividly had he described Christ to them that they could almost see and handle Him. Read Introduction to Galatians “Yet the law is not of faith, but ‘the man who does them shall live by them’” Yet the law is not of faith, Law does not find its origin in faith but in works because the very nature of law is the opposite of faith. The offense is of such a nature that God cannot pardon it. In refraining from murder, adultery, theft, or other sins, I do so under compulsion because I fear the jail, the noose, the electric chair. They repented. These periods of the Law will come again and again as long as we live. Abraham had nothing else to go by but the promise. If He is the price of my redemption, if He was made sin for my justification, I don't give a care if you quote me a thousand Scripture passages for the righteousness of works against the righteousness of faith. Gand Rapids, MI. Galatians 3 Commentary; Galatians 4 Commentary; Galatians 5 Commentary; Galatians 6 Commentary; SERMONS ON THIS PAGE. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.The Apostle draws into his argument the testimony of the Prophet Habakkuk: "The just shall live by his faith." The Law was added for these reasons: That there might be in the world a special people, rigidly controlled by the Law, a people out of which Christ should be born in due time; and that men burdened by many laws might sigh and long for Him, their Redeemer, the seed of Abraham. It asks whether or not we are true followers of Christ and if we know what he did for us on the cross. No wonder Paul was able to foretell the abominations that Antichrist would bring into the Church. The Apostle is incensed at the presumptuousness of any person who thinks he can perform the Law of God to his own salvation. On the other hand, Paul omits the words 'of God' in his quotation from Moses: 'For he that is hanged is accursed of God.' Faith in Christ regenerates us into the children of God. They claim Abraham's faith had no more in it than a belief in the promise of God that he should have seed. Paul's rebuke expresses deep concern for the Galatian believers... View the entire commentary. Paul answers this question next. Do not despair like Cain, Saul, or Judas. The scholastics grant that according to the reasonable order of nature being precedes doing. You see them succumb to temptation, you see them weak in faith, you see them giving way to anger, envy, and other evil dispositions. The first verse of this reading must mean that the preaching the Galatians first heard vividly described the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion. Matthew 19:17, "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." (Isaiah 53:12.). The Law is a statement of debit, the Gospel a statement of credit. There is much disparity among men in the world, but there is no such disparity before God. "A mediator," says Paul, "is not a mediator of one." That the Law is something entirely different from the promise is plain. For it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.Paul goes on to prove from this quotation out of the Book of Deuteronomy that all men who are under the Law are under the sentence of sin, of the wrath of God, and of everlasting death. It scolds us. Any person would be glad to hear, I should think, that he has a gracious God who shows mercy unto thousands. But because the Messiah had already come, Cornelius had to be apprized of the fact. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.The list might be extended indefinitely: There is neither preacher nor hearer, neither teacher nor scholar, neither master nor servant, etc. Something occurred to him and he throws it in by the way. You may preach the Law ever so fervently; if the preaching of the Gospel does not accompany it, the Law will never produce true conversion and heartfelt repentance. People say that Paul abrogated the Law, that he is a radical, that he blasphemed God when he said that. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. No, the Law does not justify. When Christ died, this testament was sealed by His blood. The article of justification is indeed fundamental. Before we can become the children of God this old man must be put off, as Paul says, Ephesians 4:29. Galatians 3:8 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Galatians 3:8, NIV: "Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'" (Galatians 3:28-29) Show answer 10. He will do it for Jesus' sake in whom we believe. But there is no glory in it for God, because by their exertions these workers pronounce God an unmerciful slave driver, an unfaithful and angry Judge. Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? No man ought to alter God's testament as the false apostles do who substitute the Law and traditions of men for the testament of God.". But when he heard the ominous words, "What hast thou done? We are the offending party; God is the party offended. We love the Law about as well as a murderer loves his gloomy cell, his straight-jacket, and the iron bars in front of him. —Begun your career as Christians in a manner so entirely spiritual—with the spiritual act of faith on your part, and with an answering gift of spiritual graces and powers. Civil law, which is God's ordinance, prohibits tampering with any testament of man. &c.] Is it possible you should be so stupid? This argument is strong because it is based on the exact factor of time. The working Abraham ought to look pretty small next to the believing Abraham. Furiously the sin of the world assailed the righteousness of God. But where will you find them? Abraham mastered reason by faith in the Word of God. The same phrase is in the Greek of Ro 3:26. the same—these, and these alone, to the exclusion of all the other descendants of Abraham. Nineveh, that great city, was justified and received the promise of God that He would not destroy the city. I cannot always shake off Satan. Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete) /. (Matthew 22:40.) Shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Needless to say, when we have put on the robe of the righteousness of Christ we must not forget to put on also the mantle of the imitation of Christ. Is there no grace, no forgiveness, no joy, peace, life, heaven, no Christ and God? Are ye so foolish? What God has once promised He does not take back. Preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. Paul wants us to understand that Christ is the mediator of a better testament than mediator Moses of the Law. ", The Apostle says that he is speaking after the manner of men. Justification by Faith (). Ask David, who often complains in the Psalms that he was cast away from God and in hell, that he was frantic about his sin, and sick at the thought of the wrath and judgment of God. Although this and similar passages may be properly explained by saying that Christ was made a sacrifice for the curse and for sin, yet in my judgment it is better to leave these passages stand as they read: Christ was made sin itself; Christ was made the curse itself. .showing mercy unto thousands . (Exodus 20:6.) "Strewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. " But the deeds of David must be evaluated according to the personality of David. Since Christ has come we cannot be saved by faith in the Christ to come, but we must believe that he has come. To love a fellow-man so devotedly as to be ready to bestow upon him money, goods, eyes in order to secure his salvation, such love is the fruit of the Holy Spirit. What has happened to cool your personal interest in me?". “As many as are of the works of the law”: Those attempting to earn salvation by keeping the law. This question gave them something to think about, because their own experience contradicted them. Why don't they grant that the right inclination of the heart toward God through faith in Christ must precede works? Abraham was justified because he believed. There is no question that Paul is disappointed. honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land. and it is, how much more ought the testament of God be honored: 'In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.' Moses has 'he that is hanged.' They do not worship God in faith. What has got into you?". ", To come to Paul's argument. Are these not excellent laws, perfect wisdom? He believed that they were "running well" (5:7). They worship themselves. It shone with the glory of God. 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