August 24- Start Your Day Right Devotion (KJ) Galatians 2:4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: FALSE BROTHERSThese were Judaizers, those who strictly obeyed the rules of Judaism (Jewish religion, customs and culture). They claimed that non-Jews needed to follow the Old Testament law of Moses (Acts 15:5; 2 Corinthians 11:26), particularly the regulation of circumcision (Galatians 1:12; Romans 2:29; Philippians 3:2; Acts 15:11), in order to be saved and in right relationship with God (Romans 2:29). This philosophy is also referred to as legalism. Legalism involves relying on religious regulations, routines and personal works to bring spiritual salvation or gain favor with God. It involves following the details of the law without a true commitment to the spirit and purposes behind the law (Acts 25:8). While God's law is good and spiritual (Romans 7:12-14) and its moral standards and principles still apply to the Christian life, simply following the law cannot save us. The purpose of God's law is to reveal our own inability to live by God's perfect standard and to point us to our need for Christ (Galatians 3:24). When a person by faith receives God's forgiveness and yields his or her life to Christ's leadership, the Holy Spirit then enables him or her to live by God's standards (Romans 8:4). The person lives the transformed life, however, out of love and gratitude to God, not as a means of gaining His favor. Many Judaizers were not even sincere in their own devotion to the law, but simply wanted to force their influence upon other people in the church and distract them from true faith in Christ (Galatians 4:17). BIBLE STUDY TOOLS I USE
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