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July 6, 2025

Jesus Paid It All

Proverbs 14:12; Galatians 3:1-25

Did you know that religion places a person in bondage? Proverbs 14:12. Judaizers taught that Jesus Christ was not enough, that faith in Jesus also required works. They embraced a set of rules that bound an individual by the law. The Judaizers were teaching two common beliefs that seem right:

1. If I do something wrong, I should do something right.

2. If I do something right, I deserve something good.

But, the Scripture declares there is a way that seems right, but in the end, it leads to death. When Jesus died, He paid the price once and for all. Paul steps to the place in all this confusion: Galatians 3:1, 2, 3. The bottom line of what we believe is that we receive Jesus Christ by faith, a simple faith. Hebrews 11:1. If you want a mature faith, a faith that pleases God, the Bible says to have the faith of a child – the simple faith of a child. The message Paul shared wasn’t enough for the Judaizers. Galatians 3:6. Paul realized how persuasive the Judaizers were, and this is what he said to those listening: Galatians 3:10; Galatians 3:19; Galatians 3:24-25. The law led us to Jesus Christ, and His grace became sufficient.

1. Where there is no law, there is no sin.

2. The function of the law is to define sin.

3. The law cannot cure sin, but leads us to Christ, who is the only One who can redeem us from sin.

Let’s face the reality that only Jesus Christ can forgive us of our sins and not the power of religion!

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