Galatians 3:21
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
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20A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
Cross References
Matthew 5:17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Romans 3:6Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
Romans 3:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
Romans 9:31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
Galatians 2:17But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
Galatians 2:21I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:20-29
Design of the Law; The True Children of Abraham. ( a. d. 56.) 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… Read the whole commentary →