01/16/2024: Galatians 3:15-16 – Adding law to faith is what tradition tries to do.

Thought for today – Adding law to faith is what tradition tries to do.

In verses 15-19, Paul presents 2 important realities of the covenant that God made with Abraham that invalidate the claims of the legalists.  The first reason (one for today and one tomorrow) is that the law does not supersede faith since once a covenant is confirmed, it cannot be changed or annulled by anyone who is not a party to the promise.  The active parties to the covenant of faith are God, Abraham, and Abraham’s Seed, who is Christ.  The Law has no part in the covenant of faith, so legalism and the law have no power to change or add conditions to the promise.

That’s what the Book says!