GRACE / RIGHTEOUSNESS / GALATIANS 2:21

(KJV) Galatians 2:21

 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

The word translated “grace” (Greek charis) refers to God’s unearned and undeserved favor. “Justice” means we get what we deserve. In terms of defying God and His standards, this would mean judgment and punishment. “Mercy” suggests that we are spared from the bad things and judgment we deserve. “Grace” means we are given favor and good things that we do not deserve. God’s grace is His goodness, love and favor given to sinners who deserve His condemning judgment (Romans 5:2). That grace is ours by accepting God’s mercy, which He extends to us through Christ’s death for our offenses against God (Romans 5:8-9). God’s grace may be missed (Hebrews 12:15), rejected or set aside (Galatians 2:21). God withholds grace from the proud, but He gives added grace to the humble (James 4:6).

Paul’s understanding of justification (Galatians 2:16-17) and righteousness – both of which imply a right relationship with God – includes more than just a “legal” declaration by God that we are “not guilty” if we have received His forgiveness. The righteousness that comes through faith in Christ involves moral change (Galatians 2:19), the grace of God (Galatians 2:21) and an ongoing relationship with Christ in which we share the power of His resurrection (Galatians 2:20). True righteousness involves a real-life transformation (Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 3:18). Paul confirms this in Galatians 3:21, where he makes it clear that the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ is a direct result of the Holy Spirit coming to live within those who receive Christ (Galatians 3:2-3, 14).

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1. I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST / GALATIANS 2:20
2. JUSTIFIED BY … FAITH / GALATIANS 2:15-16
3. AFRAID OF … CIRCUMCISION GROUP / GALATIANS 2:12
4. I OPPOSED HIM TO HIS FACE / GALATIANS 2:11
5. REMEMBER THE POOR / GALATIANS 2:10
6. GOD DOES NOT JUDGE BY EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / GALATIANS 2:6
7. NOT GIVE IN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT / GALATIAN 2:5
8. FALSE BROTHERS / GALATIANS 2:4
9. GOD WHO SET ME APART / GALATIANS 1:15-16
10. OR AM I TRYING TO PLEASE MEN? / GALATIANS 1:10
11. LET HIM BE ETERNALLY CONDEMNED! / GALATIANS 1:9
12. A DIFFERENT GOSPEL / GALATIANS 1:6-7
13. RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE / GALATIANS 1:3-5
14. NOT INHERIT THE KINDOM OF GOD /GALATIANS 5:21
15. THE SPIRIT … THE SINFUL NATURE / GALATIANS 5:17
16. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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