Galatians 3:10-18 Nobody is saved by the law, but by grace we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.” The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ. What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. It is a good thing to be born in the years following Jesus' ascension to the right hand of God. Before that time, from Moses forward, men were judged based on their ability to keep the law which was impossible for a fallen race. Therefore the law condemned all men, except for those who believed in God's promise which is the raising up of a Redeemer who will take away the sins of the world. There was once a teacher who asked his class which is harder, to be run over by a truck or the shadow of a truck. The class all replied, a shadow of the truck. That's what happened with the advent of Jesus. He took upon himself the sins of the world and received the slamming blow of the truck so that believers in his name would be spared and only receive the shadow of the truck gone by. We as followers of the Son of God are spared God's wrath, because Jesus took it on himself so that you and I may live. Amen.