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Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Galatia: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore the Law has become our tutor\u00a0to lead us\u00a0to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.\u00a0But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.\u00a0For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.\u00a0For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.\u00a0There 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.\u00a0And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham\u2019s descendants, heirs according to promise.\u00a0 (Galatians 3:24-29, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Apostle Paul, c. 1657, Rembrandt van Rijn.\u00a0 Found at Wikipedia,\u00a0https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_the_Apostle<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Because we’re “baptized into Christ,” we are “sons [and daughters] of God though faith in Christ Jesus.”\u00a0 Paul says that there’s no difference between us, for we “are all one in Christ Jesus.”\u00a0 Finally, Paul concludes with “And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham\u2019s descendants, heirs according to promise.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!  (SHA’ALU SHALOM YERUSHALAYIM!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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