Galatians 2:21
21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”
LESSON:
Grace - Grace, not our own righteousness
This verse explains to us the importance of God's freely given (not earned) Grace. We can not discount the irreplaceable nature of God's gift of grace, thinking that we can somehow gain "righteousness" by our own thoughts, words or actions. This verse reminds us that if that were possible...then there would have been no need for Jesus to have died on our behalf for our sins. The truth is...we can not gain "righteousness"...on our own...but only through the freely given gift of Grace from God...through the shed blood of Christ Jesus. God's Grace is our undeserved gift based upon Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection which makes our sin white as snow.
