Freedom in Christ: An Unbreakable Promise: Gal. 3:15-28 NLT

I. The Promise Received vs. 15-18

A. Yahweh made a promise to Abraham in Gen. 12. Abraham acted on faith not law, which was wasn’t given until 430 years later.

B. The promised child that would bless the nations wasn’t Isaac, but Jesus. Yes it is through the linage of Isaac, but Isaac couldn’t do what Jesus did.

C. Paul’s point is that nothing could cancel that promise, including the law. We aren’t saved by keeping a bunch of rules. We are saved by faith.

II. The Promise Achieved vs. 19-22

A. The law was temporary, given to show that we are sinners. When Moses as the mediator read the law to the people they said they could keep it. They thought they could. We all like to think we’ve better than what we are! We’re not we are all sinners! Rom. 3:10-12

Romans 3:10–12 NLT

As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous— not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.”

B. The purpose was to show our dependance on God. (Legalism vs. Grace ex)

C. Jesus sets us free from sin. He doesn’t destroy the moral law, but fulfills the law. If there is an issue, then it is manmade. Jesus even shows that the law was temporary. Matt. 5:17-20

Matthew 5:17–20 NLT

“Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

III. The Promise Perceived vs. 23-28

A. The law was like bumpers in bowling, until Christ came to give us grace. (Opposite ditches ex).

B. This makes us all one in Christ, even those who are different from us, or hold different standards than we do. (Stephen Vipperman ex) (French singing Amazing Grace in Qumram video).