# 50. 2017 Dev. Gal. 3:16 Children of God! Read vs. 15-29. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Galatians 3:16
16 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.
The promise to Abraham, from God: “He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” “ 6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.”
The law; the Ten Commandments, sacrificial rules and absolution rituals the Jews practiced always was misunderstood. There was no justification in the law and holiness was not earned. It always was the promise: “You will be my people and I will be your God.” Those who believed (had faith in) God were justified in the sacrificial system given to Moses. The New Covenant in Jesus superseded the Old Covenant, with Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice that was foreshadowed by all previous sacrifices.
There still is confusion about the Ten Commandants today. Some churches demand that it must be read in worship services, others demand obedience to the law in order to be holy. Further Jesus tells us in his Sermon on the Mount: 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Jesus puts the Law in perspective, law breakers will be least in the kingdom of heaven but those without faith will not enter the kingdom of heaven. The Law then is a guide to God’s will, it teaches us how to live in a sinful world and by the power of the Holy Spirit restrains sin in the world. Christ has fulfilled all, therefor Paul tells us: “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.’ Praise Him!
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