Galatians 3:14

Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?

¹³ Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for Scripture says--'Cursed is any one who is hanged on a tree.' ¹⁴ And this he did that the blessing given to Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through their union with Jesus Christ; that so, through our faith, we also might receive the promised gift of the Spirit. ¹⁵ To take an illustration, Brothers, from daily life--No one sets aside even an agreement between two men, when once it has been confirmed, nor does he add conditions to it.

Blessing of Abraham

By Faith

Christ Jesus

Holy Spirit

In Christ

Jesus Christ

Promise of the Spirit

Receive the Spirit

Abraham

Christ

Jesus

Messiah

Acts 2:33

And now that he has been exalted to the right hand of God, and has received from the Father the promised gift of the Holy Spirit, he has begun to pour out that gift, as you yourselves now see and hear.

Galatians 3:2

Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you--Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith?

John 7:39

(By this he meant the Spirit, which those who had believed in him were to receive; for the Spirit had not yet come, because Jesus had not yet been exalted.)

Acts 4:12

And Salvation is in him alone; for there is no other Name in the whole world, given to men, to which we must look for our Salvation."

Luke 2:10-11

"Have no fear," the angel said. "For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation.

Luke 11:13

If you, then, naturally wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those that ask him!"

Luke 24:49

And now I am myself about to send upon you that which my Father has promised. But you must remain in the city until you have been invested with power from above."

Acts 1:4-5

And once, when he had gathered them together, he charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the fulfillment of the Father's promise-- "that promise," he said, "of which you have heard me speak;

Acts 2:38-39

"Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized every one of you in the Faith of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:25-26

You yourselves are the heirs of the Prophets, and heirs, too, of the Covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham--'In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.'

Acts 5:32

And we are witness to the truth of this, and so is the Holy Spirit--the gift of God to those who obey him."

Acts 10:45-47

Those converts from Judaism, who had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed even upon the Gentiles;

Acts 11:15-16

I had but just begun to speak," continued Peter, "when the Holy Spirit fell on them, exactly as on us at the first;

Romans 4:3-17

For what are the words of Scripture? 'Abraham had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.'

Romans 8:9-16

You, however, are not earthly but spiritual, since the Spirit of God lives within you. Unless a man has the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ;

Romans 8:26-27

So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance.

1 Corinthians 12:13

For it was by one Spirit that we were all baptized to form one Body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free men, and were all imbued with one Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:22

Also set his seal upon us, and gave us his Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of future blessings.

Galatians 3:5-9

He who supplies you abundantly with his Spirit and endows you with such powers--does he do this as the result of obedience to Law? or as the result of your having listened with faith?

Galatians 3:16

Now it was to Abraham that the promises were made, 'and to his offspring.' It was not said 'to his offsprings,' as if many persons were meant, but the words were 'to thy offspring,' showing that one person was meant--and that was Christ.

Galatians 3:28-29

All distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and freeman, male and female, have vanished; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one.

Galatians 4:6

And it is because you are sons that God sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son, with the cry--'Abba, our Father.'

Ephesians 1:13-14

And you, too, by your union with him, after you had heard the Message of the Truth, the Good News of your Salvation--you believed in him and were sealed as his by receiving the holy Spirit, which he had promised.

Ephesians 2:18

For it is through him that we, the Jews and the Gentiles, united in the one Spirit, are now able to approach the Father.

Ephesians 2:22

And, through union in him, you also are being built up together, to be a dwelling-place for God through the Spirit.

Ephesians 3:16

And pray that, in proportion to the wealth of his glory, he will strengthen you with his power by breathing his Spirit into your inmost soul,

Ephesians 4:30

And do not grieve God's Holy Spirit; for it was through that Spirit that God sealed you as his, against the Day of Redemption.

1 Timothy 2:4-6

whose will is that every one should be saved, and attain to a full knowledge of the Truth.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;

Jude 1:19-20

These are the people--animal and unspiritual--who cause divisions.

Romans 10:9-15

For, if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the Message that JESUS IS LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.