Part LXIII on The Study of Galatians

Romans 3:25a
"Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,..." It's the blood that is the price of redemption. Peter tells us that in his little epistle:


I Peter 1:18-19
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gold received by tradition from your fathers (the Hebrew traditions of animal sacrifice, washings, feast days, holidays...etc.); 19. but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot:"  We are not bought with silver and gold, or the traditions (Laws and customs) of men, but with the precious blood of Christ.. It's the price of redemption all through Scripture. That's the reason that Hebrews says -



Hebrews 9:22b
"...and without shedding of blood is no remission."  It had to be paid for with atoning blood. Animal blood could not satisfy the requirements of mans separation from the Living God who gives Life to the death (Genesis 2:7). Nor did the animal blood erase the debt of man nor the stain of sin on mans conscience, nor did the blood of an animal satisfy the requirements of the Law. Now come on down to Romans 3:26.


Romans 3:26
"To declare, I say, at this time his (God's and Christ's) righteousness that he ( God in Christ) might be just, (absolutely fair) and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." See how simple it is? It's just that simple. All right let's return to Galatians, and we were in verse 13.


Galatians 3:13
"Christ hath redeemed us (He has paid the price of redemption with His blood) from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; (Christ fulfilled or completed that, He became that curse that was hung on a tree, its part of the “it is finished” it was the reason the veil of separation was torn) for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"  Now we suppose that a lot of people have wondered down through the ages, well why did God choose death by crucifixion. The normal death for people in Israel was stoning. Well you see He had to be lifted up, He had to be placed on a tree to fulfill this whole concept of, "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:" He couldn't have died any other death, it would have never fulfilled the total picture and that is why we ways tell you that all of Scripture fits. Besides He couldn't take His own life, it required two parties they being one a Hebrew the other a Gentile. Why?, the revelation is Abram who became Abraham and this is repeated in Jacob who became Israel. Abram and Jacob are both Gentile names where as Abraham (Grace is with God) and Israel (God will prevail) are Hebrew names of spiritual meanings. Just as Esua and Jacob who becomes Israel are first earthy and then spiritual names. The Law is spiritual but is not so understood, therefore it was only received as external or material in application by the Hebrews through practice. It's just like a jig saw puzzle, everything fits, and that's why it's so dangerous to lift a verse out of context, because we have to use every bit of it.