Gal 3:1-2 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. (2) I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
It is not by works of the law, but by “hearing with faith” that we become the recipients of God’s grace. The message is clear. “Hearing with faith” is how a believer receives salvation and the Holy Spirit. The Galatians were on the verge of turning again into the dead-end way of seeking salvation by their own efforts of keeping the law. Are you saved by good deeds or by faith alone?
