Free at last

FREED IN CHRIST – Galatians 3
WATCH US ON YOUTUBE LIVE @
http://www.youtube.com/gracechurch-slus/live


Climbing the Mountain of Galatians 3
1. Abraham – The necessity of faith.
Moses – The futility of the flesh.
Christ – The price of our freedom.




Grace alone through faith alone.
I. God’s Covenant with Abraham – The Necessity of Faith
By Grace Alone, God Blesses His People
God initiates His covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12:1–3).
Abraham brings nothing to the table; God brings everything.
Genesis 15 shows God alone passing through the covenant pieces while Abraham sleeps—demonstrating a unilateral covenant of grace.
“Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis15:6)
Through Faith Alone, God’s People Receive His Blessing
Abraham is justified not by works, but by believing God.
Paul emphasizes this in Galatians 3:6–9.
Circumcision came after Abraham’s justification (Genesis 17), proving that works do not produce righteousness.
Faith Leads to Radical Obedience
Faith is not passive; it transforms how we live.
Hebrews 11 shows men and women who lived boldly because they believed God.
John Bunyan’s testimony illustrates the freedom that comes from seeing Christ as our righteousness.


II. God’s Covenant with Moses – The Futility of the Flesh
II. God’s Covenant with Moses – The Futility of the Flesh
The Law Does Not Replace the Promise
The Judaizers claimed Moses’ law superseded Abraham’s promise.
Paul argues the opposite: the law complements the promise; it does not contradict it (Galatians 3:15–18).
The Law Reveals Our Sinfulness
We all disobey the law of God. (Galatians 3:10)
The law demands perfect obedience.
The law exposes and intensifies sin (Romans 5:20).
We all deserve the wrath of God.
Deuteronomy 27 pronounces curses on all who fail to keep the law.
The law leaves us condemned and helpless.
Luther: “The principal point of the law is to make men not better, but worse… that they may be driven to seek grace.”
The Law Imprisons Us Until Christ Sets Us Free
Galatians 3:22–24 describes the law as a jailer.
Its purpose: to drive us to Christ.

III. God’s Covenant Through Christ – The Price of Freedom
Jesus Fulfills the Law of Moses
He obeys the law perfectly for us.
He endures the wrath of God instead of us.
Jesus Completes the Promise to Abraham
Christ is the promised Seed (Galatians 3:16).
Through Him, all nations are blessed.
Salvation has always been by grace through faith—in Christ alone.
By Grace Alone, He Gives Salvation to Us
Christianity is not moral improvement; it is new life.
Galatians 2:20: We are crucified with Christ; He is our life.
Through Faith Alone, We Receive His Spirit
Galatians 3:14: The blessing of Abraham is the Spirit.
The Spirit transforms us from the inside out.
The Spirit continually points our hearts to Christ.

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.” (Galatians 3:13)

Conclusion: Look to Christ
For the unbeliever: Believe God, and righteousness is credited to you.
For the believer: Your victory is not in trying harder—it is in Christ.
Fix your heart on Him. He is your righteousness, peace, joy, and life.


“We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.”

Grace Baptist Church of Second Life
GRACE BAPTIST PODCAST
HTTPS://PODPOINT.COM/GRACE-BAPTIST-CHURCH-OF-SECOND-LIFE-PODCAST

WEBSITE
https://gracebaptistofsecondlife.godaddysites.com