394 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 33 - The Law Is Condemnation

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 33 THE LAW IS CONDEMNATION Galatians 3:18 "For if the inheritance be of the law, (that is the Mosaic Law and system. If everything that is of our spiritual inheritance is concerned with the Law) it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise." Promise, Promise, and Promise. I will, I will, I will, and the Law couldn't fulfill any of those promises, because all the Law could do was condemn Israel. Galatians 3:19 "Wherefore then serveth the law? (if it's part of the promises, and it's certainly not part of Grace, well what was the purpose of it? Why did God ever give the Law to Israel in the first place? Because God doesn't do anything without a valid reason, and He did give the Law for a reason) It was added because of transgressions,..." How many years of human history had transpired from the time of Adam until Moses received the Law? 2500 years mankind went without a written Law till God gave the Law to Moses. So the Law was added 2500 years after the human race had begun because of transgressions, sins. Let's go back and look how sin ran rampant during that time in Genesis chapter 6. Up until the Law was given at Mount Sinai there was no system of worship. Genesis 6:5 Figuring out a way to beat the law. Well it isn't just farmer, it's everybody. Pass another law, and it just keeps on feeding on it. See? Now verse 11. Genesis 6:11a "The earth also was corrupt before God,..." Matthew 24:37 Now come on down to verse 12 of Genesis chapter 6. Genesis 6:12-13 "And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. I think Abram was the only man that God could use. God spoke to him and gave him these promises. "Thou shalt have no other God's before me." Then God comes on through with the rest of the Ten Commandments. Now remember, and very few people understand this. That the Law was added because of sin. Romans 3:19 Israel. that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God." Now you see that's exactly the opposite of what most people think is the function of the Law. Most people think that the Law was given to help people do right, do the best they could, and God would somehow wink and say, "Yeah you didn't do too bad, I'll let you in." But you see that wasn't the purpose of the Law. The Law was given for only one purpose and that was to show mankind how far they fell short of God's standard. Now verse 20 makes it so clear. Now since all the world has become guilty by the giving of the Law: Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." Up until this time of the flood God couldn't impute all that wackiness. He couldn't put to those people's account because they weren't breaking any written laws. Verse 19 again - Galatians 3:19 "Wherefore then serveth the law? In other words this whole covenant promise made to Abraham was spiritual. God hasn't finished His covenant promises with them. Galatians 4:20 "Now a mediator (a go between) is not a mediator of one, but God is one." A mediator. Even man can't touch those covenants, it's impossible. OK now verse 21. Galatians 3:21a "Is the law then against the promises of God?..." If all these promises to Abraham were given without the Law, and they were remember. That was about 500 years before the Law was given to Moses. Does the Law come in and cancel the promises? Now finish the verse. Galatians 3:21b "God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law." That if it was possible for the Law to give eternal life, and the potential was there. Why sure He would, because the Law was perfect, and anybody that could fulfill it he would have met God's demands, and then God could say, "Come on into my heaven." Day in and day out the Law is condemning good people and bad. All right now verse 22. Galatians 3:22 "But the scripture (the Word of God) hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe." Romans 3:9a (Gentiles) How dare that man tell people that Gentiles are just as good as Jews. It just infuriated them that this man was attempting to take the salvation of Israel's God to those pagan Gentiles. Now reading on in verse 22. Romans 3:9b - 10 Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Well it's the same way with lost people today they have to understand that they're hopelessly lost, and then God can save them and not until. Galatians 3:22 #lesfeldick #biblestudy #bible