Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written… We shall — I. TRY THE PRISONER. 1. One pleads "not guilty." Well, have you continued in all things? Let us go through the Ten Commandments. Each convicts you. 2. Another says, "I shall not plead guilty, because, although I have not continued in all things, I have done the best I could." 3. Another pleads, "While I have broken the law, I am no worse than others." 4. Another cries, "I have striven to keep the law, and think I have succeeded a little." 5. Another, "There are many things I have not done, but I have been virtuous." But all are guilty because none have continued in all things. II. DECLARE THE SENTENCE. Sinner, thou art cursed — 1. Not by some wizard. 2. Not by an earthly monarch. 3. But by God the Father. 4. This curse is present. 5. In some cases visible: in the drunkard, e.g. 6. Universal. 7. Eternal. III. PROCLAIM THE DELIVERER. 1. Christ has borne your curse. 2. This substitution is realized by penitence and faith. 3. All classes of sinners may be freed from the curse through Christ. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. |
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