Galatians 2:20–3:9

²⁰so that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me. ²¹I refuse to reject the grace of God. But if a person is put right with God through the Law, it means that Christ died for nothing!

Law or Faith

3You foolish Galatians! Who put a spell on you? Before your very eyes you had a clear description of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross! ²Tell me this one thing: did you receive God’s Spirit by doing what the Law requires or by hearing the gospel and believing it? ³How can you be so foolish! You began by God’s Spirit; do you now want to finish by your own power? ⁴Did all your experience mean nothing at all? Surely it meant something! ⁵Does God give you the Spirit and work miracles among you because you do what the Law requires or because you hear the gospel and believe it?

^6*Consider the experience of Abraham; as the scripture says, “He believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous.” ^7*You should realize then, that the real descendants of Abraham are the people who have faith. ^8*The scripture predicted that God would put the Gentiles right with himself through faith. And so the scripture announced the Good News to Abraham: “Through you God will bless the whole human race.” ⁹Abraham believed and was blessed; so all who believe are blessed as he was.