Galatians 5:2-4

Galatians 5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
 
Paul is trying to get the Galatians to under stand that circumcision is a part of the law and it has nothing to do with the fact that Jesus shed His blood on the cross for our salvation. if they insist on doing this part of the law then they have to do the whole law.It appears that these Galatians believed if they were circumcised, that would somehow put them in better standing with the Lord. It is as if they believe this to be like baptism. Circumcision and sacrifices are almost as if they are saying that the shed blood of Jesus is not enough. This shows us that if the readers truly renounce grace through faith alone as the way of salvation, if they depend on legalism to secure divine favor, then they show that they never really knew God’s grace in the first place. Again the question could be ask would you rather be under the law or under Grace? Please attend church today where the truth of God’s Word is preached and taught so you can make the right decision to be able to spend eternity in Heaven with our Savior.

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