“a
person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.
So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith
in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no
one will be justified.”
Galatians
2:16 (NIV2011)
“a
person isn’t made righteous by the works of the Law but rather through the
faithfulness of Jesus Christ. We ourselves believed in Christ Jesus so that we
could be made righteous by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of
the Law—because no one will be made righteous by the works of the
Law.”
Galatians 2:16 (CEB)
Galatians 2:16 (CEB)
Which
translation and which picture describe your experience as a believer?
One
picture is that of peaceful confidence in God.
The other pictures the risky action of take a leap or leaps of faith.
One restful, the other effortful. One
“lets go and lets God”, the other strives.
Each
translation above is grammatically correct, yet each takes us into different
trajectories, each of which can be both bad and good.
It’s good to know that the faithfulness of Jesus Christ is your
salvation. It’s bad if it becomes
presumption. It’s good to direct all your efforts to serving the Lord with all
your heart, mind, strength, sweat and effort.
It’s bad if it becomes a fitful striving.
Which
picture and translation best describes your experience of the Christian Life?
Which picture/translation are you right now most in need of?
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