Galatians 2:15–16 (ESV) — 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile
sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works
of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in
Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of
the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
NOTE: This, in a
very nice nutshell, is the heart of the gospel message. We are not justified by
works or by the OT law or the ten commandments or by good deeds or ANYTHING
ELSE except faith in Jesus Christ. We are now "justified," which
means we will not have to face justice for our sins. God judged those sins and
executed the penalty upon Jesus. We will be judged by how we lived our
Christian life, but that will not change our eternal salvation. I actually
believe that Jesus paid for the sins of the whole world leaving mankind with
only one decision, to place their faith in the finished work of Christ or to
reject Jesus, just as Adam and Eve rejected God's rule in the garden. It is the
same decision. Judgment for the unbeliever will not be for their sin but for
their rejection of God, like Adam and Eve, a very simple requirement. So where
do we stand on faith in Jesus?
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