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Law vs. Faith
Commentators unanimously agree that Paul presents law and faith as two fundamentally different and incompatible systems for being right with God. The law operates on the principle of 'doing,' requiring perfect obedience. Faith, in contrast, operates on the principle of 'believing' and receiving grace. As one scholar puts it, you can no more mix them for justification than you can mix fire and water.
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Galatians
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Albert Barnes
On Galatians 3:12
18th Century
Theologian
And the law is not of faith. The law is not a matter of faith; it does not relate to faith; it does not require faith; it deals in other m…
AT Robertson
On Galatians 3:12
The law is not of faith (ο νομος ουκ εστιν εκ πιστεως). Law demands complete obedience and rests not on mercy, faith, grace.
Charles Ellicott
On Galatians 3:12
19th Century
Bishop
The law is not of faith.—The ruling principle of the Law is not faith, but something else—works.
The m…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Galatians 3:12
19th Century
Preacher
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
The law says nothing about faith; it speaks only about…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Galatians 3:12
But perhaps both are needed, both faith and law? Not so, says Paul. For faith excludes law, and law by its very nature excludes faith. He quotes Le…
John Calvin
On Galatians 3:12
16th Century
Theologian
And the law is not of faith. The law evidently is not contrary to faith. Otherwise, God would be unlike Himself. But we must return to a p…
John Gill
On Galatians 3:12
17th Century
Pastor
And the law is not of faith
The Arabic version adds, "but of man"; which as it is an addition to the text, so it con…
Matthew Henry
On Galatians 3:6–14
17th Century
Minister
The apostle proves the doctrine he had criticized the Galatians for rejecting: namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law.…