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NASB | Galatians 5:4 You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 5:4 You have been severed from Christ, if you seek to be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] through the Law; you have fallen from grace [for you have lost your grasp on God's unmerited favor and blessing]. |
Bible Question:
In Galatians 5:4 What does the word Grace mean here in context? I heard that it isn't salvation itself but the method of salvation. This is how my pastor interprets it. But when I looked up grace in the concordance in this passage it gives this rendering -charin, through favor of, i.e. on account of:-be(for) cause3 of , for sake of,...fore, reproachfully. Blessings, Jeannie |
Bible Answer: There are two ways to have salvation: 1. Fulfill the Law - this is impossible 2. God's Grace through Jesus Christ Looking at the first part of the verse, Paul is adressing those who are trying to earn their salvation by fulfilling the Law. Paul then states that since they are trusting in themselves to earn salvation, they are not trusting in God's grace. Eph 2:8 says "BY grace you are saved..." |
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james210 | ||
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