Galatians 2:21
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21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for (A)if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died [a]in vain.”
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- Galatians 2:21 for nothing
Romans 11:6
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6 And (A)if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. [a]But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
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- Romans 11:6 NU omits the rest of v. 6.
Galatians 3:21
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21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.
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Hebrews 7:11
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Need for a New Priesthood(A)
11 (B)Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?
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1 Corinthians 15:14
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14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
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Galatians 5:2-4
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2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that (A)if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised (B)that he is [a]a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 (C)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; (D)you have fallen from grace.
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- Galatians 5:3 obligated
Galatians 2:16
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16 (A)knowing that a man is not [a]justified by the works of the law but (B)by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not (C)by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
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- Galatians 2:16 declared righteous
Romans 10:3
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3 For they being ignorant of (A)God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own (B)righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
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Isaiah 49:4
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4 (A)Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;
Yet surely my [a]just reward is with the Lord,
And my [b]work with my God.’ ”
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- Isaiah 49:4 justice
- Isaiah 49:4 recompense
1 Corinthians 15:2
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2 (A)by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless (B)you believed in vain.
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Galatians 2:18
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18 For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
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Romans 8:31
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God’s Everlasting Love
31 What then shall we say to these things? (A)If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Mark 7:9
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9 He said to them, “All too well (A)you [a]reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
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- Mark 7:9 set aside
1 Corinthians 15:17
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17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; (A)you are still in your sins!
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Psalm 33:10
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10 (A)The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
Jeremiah 8:8
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8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise,
(A)And the law of the Lord is with us’?
Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.
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