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Galatians 3:11 11<\/span><\/sup>But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is<\/span> evident, for “The just shall live by faith.” Truth to Learn The only way for any of us to stand before the Judge of all the earth is to be completely righteous. But none of us is righteous in and of ourselves. In order to be righteous in God\u2019s presence, we must have already received the righteousness He offers us through faith.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n What does Paul mean that no one is \u201cjustified<\/span><\/em>\u201d by the law? <\/span>The word \u201cjustified<\/span><\/em>\u201d is a translation of the Greek word, \u201cdikaiountai<\/span><\/em>\u201d which is a form of \u201cdikaio\u014d<\/span><\/em>.\u201d This word means, \u201cto bring out the fact that a person is righteous.<\/em>\u201d Remember what Paul said to the Christians in Romans 3:10<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>10<\/span><\/sup><\/strong>As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n So, if none of us is inherently righteous (just) and no one is justified (made righteous) by the law, then trying to obey the law will never result in righteousness. Paul goes on to say that not only are we not justified by works of the law but those who would be just (righteous) will live by faith.<\/p>\n Notice that he did not say, \u201cthe just are living by faith<\/span><\/em>.\u201d In the current verse, the word \u201clive<\/span><\/em>\u201d is in the future tense. Now there is a certain sense in which we are currently living by faith but Paul is saying that the just \u201cwill live<\/span><\/em>\u201d by faith. In fact, the Greek doesn\u2019t really say \u201cby faith,\u201d it says \u201cout of\u201d or \u201cfrom\u201d faith. What is Paul trying to tell us?<\/p>\n Meaning Explained Throughout the Bible it is said that there are two realms in which we exist: the physical and the spiritual. When we are born into this world we receive physical life, which will end for all of us when we take our last breath. Because of our sin nature, which we inherited from Adam, we are spiritually dead the moment we are physically born. In order for us to gain spiritual life we have to be \u201cborn again.\u201d <\/span>This is our spiritual birth. At that point in time we are adopted into the family of God and credited with righteousness. However, if you read the <\/span>Romans 2 chapter, you will see that even though we have been declared righteous, as long as we are in this body we are sinners. When we pass from this physical life to the next we will all stand before the Judge and those of us who have believed God will be made completely righteous.<\/p>\n We \u201cwill be justified\u201d \u2014 completely and eternally. At that point we will truly live as a result of (out of) the faith that we have in this physical life. That\u2019s what Paul is telling us in the current verse, \u201cthe just shall live by faith<\/span><\/em>.\u201d Because we believe that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all unrighteousness we shall truly live in the eternal state and we will know the complete blessing of God.<\/p>\n So What? In that day we will live, not because we belong to the right church, or keep the law, or follow a set of rules but because of our faith. Period!<\/span><\/p>\n In God’s service, for His glory,<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2007 <\/span>Will <\/span>Krause. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Galatians 3:11 11But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “The just shall live by faith.” Truth to Learn The only way for any of us to stand before the Judge of all the earth is to be completely righteous. 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