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Section III
THE PROOF THAT A MAN IS JUSTIFIED BY
FAITH ALONE AND NOT BY WORKS
(Galatians 3:1-4:7)
Study 4:
THE PROOF OF THE LAW’S POWERLESSNESS
Text: Galatians 3:19-22
Aim:
To expose the law’s powerlessness to justify us.
Memory Verse:
“But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin,
that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given
to them that believe” (Ga.3:22).
INTRODUCTION:
One of the corny gags from the days of Vaudeville theater was
someone pointing a gun at someone else, pulling the trigger
and...BANG! said the flag as it hung from the barrel. The gun
looked real and sounded real, but it proved to be harmless.
The Proof That A Man Is Justified By Faith Alone And Not By Works
Study 4: Galatians 3:19-22 —Teacher’s Outline and Study Bible™
D. The Proof of the Law’s
Powerlessness, 3:19-22
19
Wherefore
then
serveth the law? It was
added
because
of
transgressions, till the
seed should come to
whom the promise was
made; and it was ordained
by angels in the hand of a
mediator.
20 Now a mediator is not
a mediator of one, but
God is one.
21 Is the law then against
the promises of God? God
forbid: for if there had
been a law given which
could have given life,
verily
righteousness
should have been by the
law.
22 But the Scripture hath
concluded all under sin,
that the promise by faith
of Jesus Christ might be
given to them that
believe.
1. The law was given to
reveal sin—to make
men more aware of
their sins
2. The law was tempo-
rary
3. The law was not given
by God, but through
a mediator; therefore,
it is inferior
4. The law has no power
to give life
5. The law declares that
the whole world is a
prisoner of sin