“Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.” (Galatians 3:16-18)
Long ago, God made a promise to Abraham and Abraham received that promise by faith (taking God at his word and believing what He said). The biblical term for a promise from God is covenant (this kind of promise is an unbreakable agreement based upon the character of God). God promised or covenanted LIFE. Life in its fullness; life in union with God; life that could never be stolen or lost; everlasting life in fellowship with God. When God made this promise he made it not only with Abraham, but also with Abraham’s OFFSPRING (the original word is actually SEED and it is singular). Notice it doesn’t say offsprings/seeds (plural). Who is Abraham’s offspring/seed? Paul tells us it is Jesus. Had it said, “offsprings/seeds” then God’s covenant would have included all of Abraham’s lineage (the patriarchs, Moses, the prophets, etc.) and finally Christ. But God didn’t say that, He said the promise was made to Abraham and his offspring/seed who is Jesus.
What’s Paul’s point? When you jump from Abraham to Christ, you are jumping a couple of thousand years. In so doing, you leapfrog right over Moses. He is passed over entirely. The one through whom the law was given is not mentioned at all when it comes to the promise. Paul is telling us that God’s promise of LIFE came to Abraham and found its fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Moses has nothing to do with it … he is skipped entirely.
What does this mean? It means there’s no place for the law when it comes to receiving the inheritance from God. It’s either grace or law — they are mutually exclusive. To have God’s life, you cannot achieve it by virtue of your behavior. You receive God’s life or you don’t. You accept it freely as a gift or you reject it… And there are two ways to reject it. One is to disbelieve it entirely — thinking it is unreal or made up or impossible (that it doesn’t exist). The other is to try to earn it through being “good” and avoiding being “bad.” That’s right, attempting to earn God’s promise of life is actually a form of unbelief. Putting yourself under the law as a way to be right before God will never work (because no one can keep the law in its totality).. So why not simply receive the life of God. Receive the promise of LIFE. And where you’ve been trying to earn his favor through your actions, repent — turn away — and return to his grace and mercy. Remember, all who call upon the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved.
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Halleluia