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NASB | Galatians 3:2 This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:2 This is all I want to ask of you: did you receive the [Holy] Spirit as the result of obeying [the requirements of] the Law, or was it the result of hearing [the message of salvation and] with faith [believing it]? |
Bible Question: I have a question about Galatians chapter 3 verse 10 what did he mean when he said "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law?" |
Bible Answer: Hi studies, Paul pretty much sets this up for us in vv 1-3 v1 You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? v2 This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? v3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? In other words they were trying to go beyond what they had been given to Salvation by adding the law back into the works of salvation that, had been done by Christ and Christ alone on the Cross. The law curses everyone; for no one could keep it but Christ, but He became cursed for us and hung on the cross for us and our sin in our failure to keep the law. He is the ONLY one to keep the law, and it is futile to think otherwise, or try to go beyond what we received by faith [i.e.-Salvation from hell by and through Christ's sacrifice on the cross] to gain favor or salvation from God. Paul is telling them if they want to try to keep the law, they are in deep trouble, because none can and none ever did but Christ. "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in "ALL" things which are written in the book of the law" [emphasis in "CAPS" is mine] I pray this helps God bless John |