A Person is Declared Righteous Only Through Faith in Christ

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A person is declared righteous only through faith in Christ, not works of law
If a person could be declared righteous by works of law, Christ’s death would have been unnecessary (Galatians 2:15-21)
Galatians received God’s spirit because of their responding in faith to the good news, not because of works of law (Galatians3:1-5)
True sons of Abraham are those who have faith like his (Galatians 3:6-9, 26-29)
Because of being unable to keep the Law perfectly, those seeking to prove themselves righteous by works of the Law are under a curse (Galatians 3:10-14)
The Law did not invalidate the promise associated with the Abrahamic covenant, but it served to make transgressions manifest and acted as a tutor leading to Christ (Galatians 3:15-25) It demonstrated the need for a propitiatory sacrifice that could satisfy the demands and legal requirements of the Law.
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Jesus Christ, by his death, released those under law, making it possible for them to become sons of God (Galatians 4:1-7)
Returning to an arrangement of observing days, months, seasons, and years would mean going back into slavery and coming into a position like that of Ishmael, the son of the servant girl Hagar; with his mother he was dismissed from Abraham’s household (Galatians 4:8-31)
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secularhermit

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Do you remember those virgins Jesus mantioned? Those who had light or lack oil for their lamps?

I don´t know yet, but I would know what He would say as righteosuness.
 
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Any time a Christian uses the word "only" when explaining God principles usually what they are doing is limiting God.

Everything to do with law cannot be wrapped up in one sentence. That we cannot make ourselves righteous through our works is one truth we need to know of many things we need to know about law. We must not limit God by saying we know all because we know one thing about it.

The role of Christ in our life has many, many pieces to it, righteousness also has many pieces. We must know all of them, and any time we use the word "only" in relation to these truths, we are misrepresenting God.
 
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