The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Galatians 3:19-22, “Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions,

having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed

should come to whom the promise had been made. 20 Now a mediator is not for

one party only; whereas God is only one. 21 Is the Law then contrary to the promises

of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life,

then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. 22 But the Scripture has

shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given

to those who believe.”

I meet a lot of people who think they’re going to Heaven because they

believe in God, live a morally good life, and do good toward others.

Paul addresses the unreasonableness of this in the verses above. Why

do we even have laws? We have them because man thinks he’s doing

right all the time. In Missouri many years ago the law read that drivers

on cars were to be “reasonable and proper.” But, by whose standard?

What is “reasonable”? What is “proper”? And who is to say what is

right? God introduced the Law (Ten Commandments) to demonstrate

to man himself how wrong he was. God never intended the Law to

save man from his sin. Instead, He kept man under the Law, actually

imprisoned in sin, until the time He planned and sent Jesus, His Son,

to release man from imprisonment. Jesus, through His death on the

Cross, made it possible for man to be released from sin. If mankind

were not to be released from sin through keeping the Law, the only way

left for his release was through faith –faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection

from the dead.

No, the Law was not contrary to God’s promises. It was a matter of

God’s timing. The Law existed until Jesus came. Now, release from

sin is by faith in Jesus Christ. We are saved by Him and for Him! And

we who know Him are here to tell others about Him.

We love you and pray for you and trust you are praying for us,

Nana & Dado III

Update on Nana: She is progressing well. She is stronger by the

day. But, she is not completely rid of pneumonia.

When will that be? It could depend somewhat on

your prayers.

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”