Elyse Fitzpatrick at Here We Still Stand

It is my privilege to hear Elyse speak twice in the month of October.  She spoke at my church early in the month.  She is one of my favorite authors and speakers. And I get to go glow paddleboarding with her on Saturday!

Here are her thoughts from Friday morning:

Galatians 3:10-14

And do them?

We live in a time of rampant self-helpism. 

It's not that we are not hearing law. Social media functions as non-stop law.  But we haven't done business with "the Law".


The Law reveals God's nature.  The Law is good. 

What is written in the Book of the Law? Wholehearted love, worship, devotion, obedience to God. Wholehearted love and service of one's neighbor.

Jesus perfectly obeyed all of the Law FOR YOU.  He lived a life for 30 years in humility and obscurity. This is not just a placeholder until he can die on the cross. He is fulfilling the law in our place.

What is this curse? The demands of the Law that we cannot, will not fulfill.  It's not just negative, it's also positive. The infection of sin that we cannot shake off. The punishment of death that hangs over us. The wrath and judgment of God. Eternal misery exiled in hell. Genesis 2:17

Deuteronomy 28-29 are bad news. You better not rely on the works of the Law.

The Law is meant to crush your self-confidence and self-trust. It is meant to force you to flee to Christ.

By Faith Alone--to believe, to rely on, the gospel message. It's about faith not my faithfulness.

If you believe, the curse is gone.  Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.

Righteousness by faith: He believed God's promise to bless him and was thereby counted as righteous and blessed.

Every blessing Jesus deserved for his life of perfect obedience is now ours by faith. It is ours now. Right now not just in the future.  God is pleased with us now. Now that's good news!

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