--- title: "Christ Has Redeemed Us" description: "Stop trying to earn your way into goodness. A new perspective reveals that redemption isn't about following a rulebook—it's about trusting the person who already broke the cycle for you." image: "" book: "Galatians" bookId: "GAL" testament: "new" startChapter: 3 startVerse: 10 endChapter: 3 endVerse: 14 coversChapters: [3] aiTitle: "Breaking: The Secret to True Freedom Finally Revealed" aiDescription: "Stop trying to earn your way into goodness. A new perspective reveals that redemption isn't about following a rulebook—it's about trusting the person who already broke the cycle for you." hasAiStory: true location: "" persons: ["God","Jesus","Abraham","Gentiles"] hashtags: ["faith","redemption","righteousness"] genre: "epistle" readingTime: 1 type: "adaptive" slug: "GAL/christ-has-redeemed-us" canonicalId: "GAL.3.10-3.14" chronologicalOrder: 1580 relatedSlugs: ["HEB/redemption-through-his-blood","DEU/call-and-response-curses","1PE/submission-to-authority","DEU/a-rebellious-son-cursed-is-anyone-hung-on-a-tree","GAL/sons-through-faith-in-christ","ROM/walking-by-the-spirit","HEB/the-perfect-sacrifice","ROM/the-faith-of-abraham","1PE/a-call-to-holiness-the-enduring-word","HAB/habakkuks-second-complaint","REV/the-throne-and-the-lamb","MAT/the-last-supper","GAL/authentication-of-the-message","ROM/righteousness-through-faith-in-christ","JAS/a-warning-against-favoritism","LEV/unlawful-sexual-relations","2SA/the-rebellion-of-absalom-part-5","JER/the-broken-covenant","REV/opening","1JN/the-first-test-of-fellowship","DEU/call-to-obedience","EPH/one-in-christ-christ-our-cornerstone","DAN/daniels-prayer","1CO/the-body-of-christ-the-greater-gifts","1JN/the-third-test-of-fellowship","1PE/suffering-for-righteousness-living-for-gods-glory-suffering-as-christians-instructions-to-elders","TIT/in-the-household","ACT/the-apostles-before-the-sanhedrin","EPH/righteous-living","2CO/ambassadors-for-christ"] prevSlug: "GAL/faith-and-belief" nextSlug: "GAL/the-purpose-of-the-law" --- We have spent way too long trying to keep score. For years, the prevailing belief has been that if you follow the rules perfectly, you get a pass, and if you slip up, you’re stuck under a heavy weight of guilt. But let’s be honest: no one has actually managed to keep that list perfectly, and we are all feeling the burnout. Here is the reality check: trying to earn your status through a checklist of chores just doesn’t work. The goalpost is constantly moving, and the pressure is exhausting. It turns out, living right isn't about working harder; it’s about having faith. It's the difference between running on a treadmill and actually going somewhere. The biggest news of the day is that the cycle of shame has been interrupted. Someone else stepped into the line of fire for us. By taking on the penalty we were carrying, [Christ](/persons/jesus) effectively cleared our record. It wasn’t a fair trade for Him, but it was a life-changing one for us. This isn't just a private victory for a select few; it’s a global shift. The old promise made to [Abraham](/persons/abraham) is now accessible to everyone, everywhere. By choosing to trust, you aren't just checking off a box—you are gaining direct access to the spirit and power that fuels a new kind of life. It’s time to stop auditing your mistakes and start walking in the freedom that was bought for you. All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” Now it is clear that no one is justified before [God](/persons/god) by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.” The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.” [Christ](/persons/jesus) redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to [Abraham](/persons/abraham) would come to the [Gentiles](/persons/gentiles) in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

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