Galatians 3:22
22 But [alla] the scripture [graphe] hath concluded [sugkleio]
all [pas] under [hupo] sin, [hamartia] that [hina] the promise [epaggelia] by [ek] faith [pistis] of Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos] might be
given [didomi] to them that believe. [pisteuo] KJV-Interlinear
22 But the Scripture has shut up
all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to
those who believe. NASB
The Bible has stated point blank that all have
sinned. There is not a single person who
has ever lived in history, that has lived a perfect life, Ps 143:1-2, Deut 27:26, Rom 3:9,23, but with one single
exception, and that is Jesus Christ of course.
And Jesus who is God, does not have to believe in
Himself since He already knows who He is, and He accomplished the work of salvation
for the rest of us who could not and cannot live a perfect life.
The law cannot contradict itself. If it puts forth certain standards and then
someone violates those perfect standards, then they are by default,
guilty. The law cannot declare them
innocent when they are guilty. Otherwise the law would be faulty itself.
The law of innocence declares that when you are
perfect then you are indeed innocent, but if your violate even a single provision,
then you are guilty. And if the law were
faulty then there is no point in trying to make it into some compromised
perfection which it would not be.
It matters not what your violation is, whether
murder or a little tiny itsy-bitsy white lie, a violation is a violation and
guilty means guilty.
Adam took a simple bite and was declared
guilty. Is your sin, or are your sins
less than that? Then how could you be innocent.
And even though it seems a bit petty, the fact that
sin did come into this world, it is in fact a blessing, because God gave us a
chance to rid ourselves of an eternal existence in the Lake of Fire, and be
able to live a phenomenal life in heaven forever.
So, even though sin is a bad thing and has the
power of destroying something forever, God has given us faith, which is greater
than sin and evil, and has the power of destroying the power of sin.
And, you don’t have to do anything to believe. You just have to believe in Gods promises and
that is the simplest thing that you will ever have to do in your entire life.
One wonders just how anyone can live for decades
and not ever believe in Christ. That alone
must be quite an effort to resist such a simple single thought in ones head.
So, pursuing justification by means of works is a
ridiculous effort, since it is that very activity that condemns you.
You cannot be saved by works, and you cannot
function in your spiritual life by works, and you cannot grow up spiritually by
works. So why would anyone want to pursue
works, when faith is so much easier.
With works, you are trying to form your life around
those busy activities. You are trying to
form yourself.
With faith, you are simply listening, reading, and
learning doctrine and then by that process your life is formed by doctrine. Doctrine becomes the foundation within you and
God forms your life.
