Galatians 5
1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
What a blessed promise God gives His Church. When the Church was reflected by Israel, God offered His protective grace in the form of law, to hold the people safe until the time of Faith, through the Holy Spirit, would free them eternally. Now that we have Faith, the Faith of Jesus Christ, no longer are we held by the law, nor can we fall from it as those who never recieved the Spirit do. Your Grace, the unmerited Gift of Salvation is not based on the law, but rather on Love, in our Faith.
Gal 1:2 unto the churches of Galatia. New Testament, believers who are in Christ Jesus. As your admitted last night on the phone, the bible was written to the church, not the unsaved.
Some new testament believers had obtained grace or it would have been impossible to fall from a placethat was never obtained. 2 Peter 2:22 The sow that returned had been washed and removed from the mire before she was able to RETURN.
Reqardless of when or where you want to place these that HAVE FALLEN, the bible still declares that they HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE. Sorry brother the bible is right and you are wrong.
Scripture of the Day, July 25th 2006
