Galatians 2:15-21 - Justified By Faith In Christ

¹⁵ We, though we are Jews by birth and not outcasts of Gentile origin, know that no one is pronounced righteous as the result of obedience to Law, but only through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ So we placed our faith in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be pronounced righteous, as the result of faith in Christ, and not of obedience to Law; for such obedience 'will not result in even one soul's being pronounced righteous.' ¹⁷ If, while seeking to be pronounced righteous through union with Christ, we were ourselves seen to be outcasts, would that make Christ an agent of sin? Heaven forbid! ¹⁸ For, if I rebuild the very things that I pulled down, I prove myself to have done wrong. ¹⁹ I, indeed, through Law became dead to Law, in order to live for God. ²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. ²¹ I do not reject the love of God. If righteousness comes through Law, then there was no need for Christ to die!