The
Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Now
before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the
coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ
came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has
come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons
of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put
on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free,
there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you
are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
Is
the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had
been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.
But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith
in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
For
all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed
be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law,
and do them.” Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law,
for “The righteous shall live by faith.” But the law is not of faith, rather
“The one who does them shall live by them.” Christ redeemed us from the curse
of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone
who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might
come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through
faith.
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