| AUTHOR: | Paul-Written By His Own Hand 6:11 |
| THEME: | Justification by Grace Through Faith |
| WHY WRITTEN: | To Counter False Teachers who believed the Law Must be Kept to be Right With God |
| WHEN WRITTEN: |
Uncertain
2 Theories- A.D.56 or A.D.49 |
LAW AND GRACE CONTRASTED |
THE FUNCTION | THE EFFECT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OF LAW | OF GRACE | OF LAW | OF GRACE |
|
Based on Works
3:10 |
Based on Faith
3:11-12 |
Works Put Us Under a Curse
3:10 |
Justifies Us by Faith
3:3, 24 |
|
Our Guardian
3:23; 4:2 |
Centered in Christ
3:24 |
Keeps Us For Faith
3:23 |
Christ Lives in Us
2:20 |
|
Our Tutor
3:24 |
Our Certificate of Freedom
4:30, 31 |
Brings us to Christ
3:24 |
Adopts Us as Sons and Heirs
4:7 |
| THE LAW FUNCTIONS TO: | |||
| Declare Our Guilt | Drive Us To Christ | Direct Us In a Life of Obedience |
HOWEVER
-THE LAW IS POWERLESS TO SAVE- |
