Galatians 3:24

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Summary

Galatians 3:24

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

The law

Justified

Galatians 2:16

Acts 13:39

General references

Romans 3:28

Bible References

The law

But now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor-slave.

for it is by the Law that I have died to the Law, in order that I may live to God.

but he is under the control of guardians and trustees until the time his father has appointed.

"Do not for a moment suppose that I have come to abrogate the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abrogate them but to give them their completion.

"Understand therefore, brethren, that through this Jesus forgiveness of sins is announced to you;

For on the ground of obedience to Law no man living will be declared righteous before Him. Law simply brings a sure knowledge of sin.

What follows? Is the Law itself a sinful thing? No, indeed; on the contrary, unless I had been taught by the Law, I should have known nothing of sin as sin. For instance, I should not have known what covetousness is, if the Law had not repeatedly said, "Thou shalt not covet."

For as a means of righteousness Christ is the termination of Law to every believer.

These were a shadow of things that were soon to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code because it was weak and ineffective--

And the lesson which the Holy Spirit teaches is this--that the way into the true Holy place is not yet open so long as the outer tent still remains in existence.

For, since the Law exhibits only an outline of the blessings to come and not a perfect representation of the things themselves, the priests can never, by repeating the same sacrifices which they continually offer year after year, give complete freedom from sin to those who draw near.

Justified

know that it is not through obedience to Law that a man can be declared free from guilt, but only through faith in Jesus Christ. We have therefore believed in Christ Jesus, for the purpose of being declared free from guilt, through faith in Christ and not through obedience to Law. For through obedience to Law no human being shall be declared free from guilt.

and in Him every believer is absolved from all offences, from which you could not be absolved under the Law of Moses.

General references

For we maintain that it is as the result of faith that a man is held to be righteous, apart from actions done in obedience to Law.