Galatians 3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that does them shall live in them. I. They DIFFER in the work of our justification. 1. The law promiseth life to him that performs perfect obedience, and that for his works. 2. The gospel promiseth life to him that believes for the sake of Christ. 3. The law then requires doing, the gospel believing. II. They AGREE in our good conversation. 1. Faith comes first. 2. Then the life of faith. 3. Then the evidence of the love of faith in obedience.Observe — 1. Salvation was the unfulfilled end of the law, and so it is now. 2. Salvation is the accomplished beginning of the gospel. 3. The law under which we live is not by obedience-salvation, but by salvation-obedience. (W. Perkins.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.WEB: The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them." |
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