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Coming out of Sin through Faith

It was during the Days of Unleavened Bread that Israel left Egypt and that one of the reasons given for the observance was a remembrance of the exodus.

Exodus 13:6-8
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.

Egypt is considered by many to be a type of sin, and in the exodus of the Days of Unleavened Bread, Israel came out of sin. Christians who observe this feast associate this feast with our Christian journey out of sin. What is different for Christians though, is our journey out of sin is different, and is best explained in Galatians 3. This chapter is a chapter that compares the works of the law to faith and explains that it is through faith that we have our exodus from sin.

The entire chapter is worth reading, and this study will reference select verses from chapter three. Verses 1-6 compare faith to the works of the law and asks if the Holy Spirit is provided through the works of the law or through faith. Paul establishes that it is through faith we are given the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 3:7
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

As Christians, it is by faith we are the children of Abraham. Without faith we cannot be the children of Abraham, unless of course, we are physical descendents. Verses 8-10 shows that it is through Abraham that all the nations of the world are blessed and that those who are under the works of the law are cursed.

Galatians 3:11-12
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

The law was never intended to justify a person before God. The purpose of the law was to convict individuals of sin. It is only by faith that we are justified before God as faith provides the avenue by which we are given the Holy Spirit. If Christians act as is we are under the works of the law instead of faith, we are condemned by the works of the law. This shows that it is possible to obey God in a manner that is not pleasing to God. Our obedience to God must be a work of faith, not a work of obedience to the law. Anything else will not be pleasing to God. Verses 13-18 show that Christ�s death, our Passover, saves us from the curse of the law.

Galatians 3:19
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

The purpose of the law, Paul explains, is found in the need to account for sins until a mediator, Jesus, would come and die for us.

Galatians 3:20-29
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 3 concludes by showing that the law is in agreement with the promises of God, and that of and by itself, the law cannot provide a route towards salvation. The law taught us what was needed to come to Christ, but faith is what is needed to know Jesus. Once we know Jesus, we cannot ignore the journey we have previously taken. We must still obey God. Only faith in agreement with obedience to God can we be one in Christ Jesus and heirs according to the promise.

As we conclude our observance of the Days of Unleavened Bread, we must remember that we come out of sin through faith.

All verses are from the King James Version.
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