Monday, November 5, 2012

Definition, Not a Cure


Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring would come to whom the promise had been made; and it was ordained through angels by a mediator. -Galatians 5:19 (NRSV)

It is faith and not law that makes us right with God. So why, Paul asks in today's suggested scripture reading, do we have or need the law? The simple answer seems to be that the law defines sin, but it does not cure sin. It lets us know what is right and what is wrong but it cannot save us from our sin. The only thing that can do that is grace...God's grace.

May God grant you the grace to respect and obey the law but to remember that ultimately you're not saved by being lawful...you're saved by grace.




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If you're interested in reading through the Bible in a year, this weekend's readings are Job 25-29 and Mark 13-16. I'll be back on Monday with a devotional from Job 31-32 and Galatians 5-6

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