08 June, 2019

Galatians #70 (6:18) Grace Be With Your Spirit Look at how Paul closes his letter to the Galatians: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers.” Notice that grace is internal...WITH YOUR SPIRIT. This is in contrast to the Law of Moses, which is external. Law remains outside and requires us to change, punishing us with guilt and shame if we do not. Guilt and shame stay with our spirit. Grace enters and transforms us from the inside out. It removes guilt and shame, replacing them with love, forgiveness, and peace. Whose grace enters and changes us? It is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. What is his grace? Paul writes about the grace of Jesus throughout his letter to the Galatians. He summarizes grace in Galatians 2:21: “I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.” Grace is everything God did for us in Jesus to make us righteous. Righteous is b