Heirs

Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Galatia: 

Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.  (Galatians 3:24-29, NASB)

Paul tells us that the purpose of the Mosaic Law was to point us to Jesus.  He says that the Law is a tutor.  “But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.”  If we were under the Law, we’d have to follow “every jot and tittle”, which, because of our sin nature, would be impossible.  But because Jesus came to take away our sins, we can now rely on faith in Him to have fellowship with God! 

Because we’re “baptized into Christ,” we are “sons [and daughters] of God though faith in Christ Jesus.”  Paul says that there’s no difference between us, for we “are all one in Christ Jesus.”  Finally, Paul concludes with “And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.”

So, for those of us who belong to Jesus, we’re under faith instead of the Law of Moses; we’re all sons and daughters of God; we are all one in Christ; and we’re all descendants of Abraham!  What a legacy we have because of our faith  in Jesus! 

PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!  (SHA’ALU SHALOM YERUSHALAYIM!)

Worship:  “Who You Say I Am, by Hillsong Worship