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Galatians 2:15-21 - The Law Fulfilled in Christ
The Context
Paul shifts from defending his gospel to explaining it. This passage in Galatians is arguably the most important paragraph in the book. Paul continues to recount what he told Peter when he confronted him in Antioch, stating that we aren’t justified by works of the law but by faith in Christ alone.
The Proposition
Paul’s proposition is found in verse 16: no one is made right with God through their own efforts or obedience to the law. Both Peter and Paul, as Jews, understood this truth. Even David, in Psalm 143, declared that no one is righteous before God (Psalm 143:1-2). Their Jewish heritage offered them no special standing before God.
At this point, we need to define “justification.” It is a legal term meaning that one is declared righteous before a judge. This is humanity’s fundamental problem—how can a sinner be justified before a holy God? Paul answers this critical question in the verses that follow.
Main Point of the Sermon: The cross is meaningless if the law can make us righteous.
Sermon Outline: Two Reasons the Law Can’t Make Us Righteous
- It is powerless to make us righteous.
- Its purpose is to point us to Jesus.
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By Redemption Hill ChurchThe Context
Paul shifts from defending his gospel to explaining it. This passage in Galatians is arguably the most important paragraph in the book. Paul continues to recount what he told Peter when he confronted him in Antioch, stating that we aren’t justified by works of the law but by faith in Christ alone.
The Proposition
Paul’s proposition is found in verse 16: no one is made right with God through their own efforts or obedience to the law. Both Peter and Paul, as Jews, understood this truth. Even David, in Psalm 143, declared that no one is righteous before God (Psalm 143:1-2). Their Jewish heritage offered them no special standing before God.
At this point, we need to define “justification.” It is a legal term meaning that one is declared righteous before a judge. This is humanity’s fundamental problem—how can a sinner be justified before a holy God? Paul answers this critical question in the verses that follow.
Main Point of the Sermon: The cross is meaningless if the law can make us righteous.
Sermon Outline: Two Reasons the Law Can’t Make Us Righteous
- It is powerless to make us righteous.
- Its purpose is to point us to Jesus.