Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Galatians 2:11-21
by: Angie Osborn.
In the NIV worship bible, there is a quote from James Ryle alongside this passage. The quote says, “God is not asking you to make a promise that you cannot keep—he is asking you to receive a promise that only he can keep.” God is not asking us to live by the letter of the law; he is not asking us to live a life under the shadow of rules and regulations that will eventually earn right standing with him. He has extended a gift to each of us and has promised that through Christ, we may have a right relationship with him. We need to only trust him and accept that promise.