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By Pastor Jason Lim
Jesus alone is our righteousness. He is the only one who can give us a right standing before the Holy God.
He died for us, and we died with him when He died. He has thus paid for our sins, and also set us free from the bondage of the Law. And not only that, He now lives in us by His Spirit, to enable us to live in righteousness on a daily basis. They who are saved by grace will be changed by grace. Grace is not just pardon, it's power. Jesus is the Son of God who loves us and gave Himself for us.
The Law, in contrast, can never give us righteousness. Whilst it has its purpose (as we will see later in Galatians 3), it can never save us. The more people depend on the Law for righteousness, the more self-righteous they become. And the Law did not love us nor die for us.
Let us then learn to steer clear o ...
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