The Power of Faith in Christ

Galatians 3:1-14 ESV

Series Main Idea: Salvation comes through repentance
and

in Jesus Christ, not by works.

How does somebody become and remain a

?

Faith is the

of things hoped for, the

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of things not seen. It comes by

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, and hearing through the word of Christ. ^{Hebrews 11:1, Romans 10:17}

1. By trusting

, not yours. ^vv.2:20-3:5
a. Jesus Christ

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is essential for salvation. ^vv.2:20-3:1
b.

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is awakened by the Spirit when hearing the gospel. ^v.2
c. The

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begins & completes salvation. ^vv.3-5

2. By following

of faith. vv.6-9
a. God promised to

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all the families of the earth. ^Gen.12:2-3
b. God promised

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through Abraham. ^Gen.15:5
c. He

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and received righteousness. ^Gen.15:6
d. He was

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God would do what He said. ^Rom.4:20-25
e. Anyone who

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will be blessed. ^v.7-9

3. By believing in

over your sin. vv.10-14
a. Perfectly

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or be under a

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. ^{Dt.11:26-28, 27:26, Lev.18:5}
b. Our own sin shows our

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to obey perfectly. ^{v.11, Rom.3:23}
c. Sinners deserve God’s wrath & death on a

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. ^{Rom.6:23, Dt.21-22-23}
d. Christ

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by taking our sin to the cross. ^vv.13-14
e. In

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for our sin, He gives us His righteousness. ^{2 Cor.5:21}
f. The

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the salvation of all who place their faith in Jesus Christ as a result of His grace. ^{v.14, Eph.1:13-14, 2:4-9, 1 Peter 1:3-5}

“I didn’t come proclaiming to you the

with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. My speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that

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might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the

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.” ^{1 Cor.2:1-5}