...groundless and without the shadow of truth When Saint Paul says, "I do not frustrate the grace of God; for if righteousness come by the LAW. then Christ is dead in vain," he means, that, if righteousness come by our own unregenerate works, then Christ is dead in vain. But...

...become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law ; ye are fallen from grace. For if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." The apostle's whole scope, in this, epistle, is to exalt the Saviour, by showing the futility of every...

...law," "seek " 10 be justified by Christ," and " live by the faith of the Son of God." He asserts " if righteousness come by the law then Christ is dead in vain." He charges the Gulatians with folly. After having heard, seen, and experienced the doctrines of the...

...law," " seek " to be justified by Chi-ist," and " live by the faith ot the Son of God." He asserts " if 'righteousness come by the law then Christ is dead in vain." He charges the Galutians with follv. After having heard, seen, and experienced the docirines of the...

...faith is sirf. •1 by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. That no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident : for, The just shall live by...

...or compensation which absolves us from guilt. There is great weight also in these words of Paul-. " If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." (y) For hence we conclude, that we must seek from Christ what the law would confer upon any one who...

...God's anger, and commend yourself to him by these means, then you have no need of Christ. Gal. 2:21. "If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." If you can do this by your prayers and good works, Christ might have spared his pains; he might have...

...mouth be stopped,' and that ' by the deeds of the law no flesh shall be justified in his sight,' and ' if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. — For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse. — And that no man is justified...

...righteousness in the following tests means neither more nor less than justification. Gal. ii. 21 . ' If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.' Chap. iii. 21. ' If there had been a law which couUI have siven life, (spiritual life, or a title to...

...sin revived and Idied;"$ where the moral law exclusively is meant beyond all doubt: and he adds, " If righteousness come by the law, then " Christ is dead in vain;" which equally holds good of the moral as of the ritual law. — " As many as are of the " works of...