The Curse of Works (Galatians 3:10-14)
Stephen Weaver, April 23, 2017Part of the Galatians series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
This Sunday we continue our series in the book of Galatians. We are on chapter 3 verses 10-14. Here the writer, the apostle Paul, continues to make arguments against the false teaching of the Judaizes who were deceiving (bewitching) many of these Galatian believers. He now challenges the Galatian believers that if someone is getting to heaven by means of keeping the law (their works) then that same law condemns anyone him who does not keep that WHOLE law! And of course, no one can do that! ALL believers are saved the only way anyone has ever been saved: by faith not works! And this salvation, through Christ’s death on the cross, frees us from the curse of the law (v. 13). The curse of being unable to keep the law. And so, this passage is teaching that all our righteousness comes only through the cross of Christ. More on all this Sunday morning…