The Gospel is marked by more than law and freedom more than Galatians 2:15-17 – We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! Justification: even though you are , God sees you as Galatians 2:18 – For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor Galatians 2:19 – For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. The Law me Galatians 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. The Cross me Where the Law says , the Gospel says Galatians 2:21a – I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law… Galatians 2:21 – I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. If we could salvation, then the Cross was a Galatians 3:4 – Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? Christ me The Gospel means I can be humble without myself and grow strong without myself