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Write my Bible in 365. 
Brothers and sisters, we have 

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arrived at what I believe is one
of the most remarkable writings 

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ever written by the Apostle 
Paul, the book of Galatians. 

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And folks, this one is power 
packed. 

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Now, I just want to say this 
right off the bat, you should 

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strongly consider going to 
jamescadiz.com and listening to 

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all of my Bible studies through 
this. 

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As a matter of fact, I would 
recommend Galatians, Ephesians, 

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and Philippians all at the same 
time because there are some 

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recurring themes that I think 
are absolutely critical. 

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You can go to jamescadice.com. 
You can learn more about that, 

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but the passage that I want to 
focus on, the section of the 

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Book of Galatians that I want to
focus on, comes out of my 

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favorite part, which is 
Galatians Chapter 2. 

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Now, I want to say this because 
it's important. 

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There is a lot of history that 
you should learn about the Book 

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of Galatians, the region of 
Galatia. 

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You need to understand all of 
the nuances that exist behind 

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why it was even there as a 
church. 

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And I've done those summaries 
here at Bible in 365. 

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You can go to the old summaries 
to grab them, but what I want to

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focus on today is a literally 
one verse. 

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Actually, as a matter of fact, 
you know what, I'm going to go 

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over 2 verses, but let me give 
you some context before I go 

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over this verse. 
In Galatians chapter 2, the 

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apostle Paul is making a case 
for justification. 

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Not only is he making a case for
justification, meaning salvation

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given to us by God, he is also 
speaking about the very 

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practical aspect of it. 
See, the picture is this. 

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God saved us from hell and our 
obligation rests in the way that

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we live our lives. 
That is our reasonable service. 

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But the apostle Paul takes it a 
step further and he says because

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of what God has done for us, we 
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given to a faith and a trust 
that has given us the ultimate 

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prize. 
Now the thing that's really 

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interesting is the apostle Paul 
goes so far as to talk about 

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valuing that freedom so much 
that you've been given that you 

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would never bring yourself to 
the place where you go back to 

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building the things that you 
destroyed so that you can make 

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yourself a transgressor, meaning
putting yourself in the place of

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bondage. 
Here's a great example. 

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If you came to put your faith 
and trust in the Lord and He 

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delivered you from the bondage 
of addiction to drugs or 

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alcohol, why would you go back 
to the bar? 

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Why in the world would you do 
anything that would create a new

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construct by which you allow 
yourself to be given to the 

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things that hold you back? 
I love this. 

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Passage because. 
What the Apostle Paul does 

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literally in 2 verses is he 
gives us one of the most 

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remarkable descriptions of what 
happens the moment we put our 

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faith and trust. 
In Jesus Christ. 

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Look what it says in verse 20 of
Galatians chapter 2. 

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It says for I am crucified with 
Christ. 

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Nevertheless I live yet not I, 
but Christ to live within me and

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the life which I now live in the
flesh. 

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I live by faith of the Son of 
God who loved me and gave 

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himself for me. 
OK, let me explain what he's 

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saying here. 
He's saying that there was a 

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point in time in my life where I
chose to put my faith and trust.

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In Christ. 
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my old person was crucified with
Christ on the cross. 

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In other words, when Christ gave
his life for me, at that very 

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moment when I put my faith and 
trust in Him, I chose to put my 

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old life on the cross with Him. 
Never, ever, ever to show it's 

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ugly face again. 
Yet you might say, well, the, 

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the, the, the illustration seems
a little flawed, James, I mean, 

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Jesus went on the cross, but 
then he resurrected. 

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Well, that's the point of what 
the Apostle Paul is saying. 

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He says the old man was 
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Christ, but yet. 
I now have life. 

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I have found an incredible life 
and he says because my old man 

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was crucified with Christ, my 
new life is lived with Christ 

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inside of me. 
He lives in me and the life that

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I live in this body, in this 
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In the Son of God. 
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Characterized by trusting in the
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The one who loved me, the one 
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Me, by the way, I don't think 
it's a coincidence that the 

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apostle Paul. 
Or some function of poetic 

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prowess that the apostle Paul 
says the Son of God who loved me

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and gave himself for me. 
Those are two deeply 

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consequential statements. 
God loved. 

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Us so much, and he gave himself 
for us, by the way. 

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What's remarkable about that 
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Is he did it obediently? 
Not even. 

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Willingly. 
Obediently. 

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Why? 
Because he knew what was set 

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before him. 
He knew that we would experience

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freedom and salvation and 
purpose. 

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God has created a purpose for 
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Lane by which? 
He has called you to walk in 

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and. 
That is remarkable. 

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Love with the apostle Paul says 
after he says this. 

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Right. 
After he says I'm crucified with

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Christ and is no longer I but 
Christ who lives in me, the life

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that I now live is lived by 
faith in. 

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The Son of God who delivered. 
Himself for me who gave. 

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Himself for me, who loved me, he
says these things and then. 

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He goes on to say, I do not 
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if righteousness come by the 
law, then Christ is dead in 

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vain. 
What that means is this, I am 

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not going to behave like a 
reckless fool because Christ has

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viewed me favorably. 
I'm not going to have the 

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mindset that says, well, because
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act crazy because he's going to 
love me anyway. 

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No, Apostle Paul says the grace 
that God has given me is 

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something that ought not to be 
frustrated. 

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In other words, I'm going to 
take the grace that he has shown

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me and I'm going to value it in 
a very special way. 

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I'm going to treat it as. 
The special thing that. 

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It is, and I'm going to hold it 
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Why? 
Because of my righteousness will

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never come by the law, if my 
righteousness. 

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Comes. 
By the law, then Christ. 

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Died. 
Literally. 

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In vain. 
There was no need for the 

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crucifixion. 
Now why does he say that? 

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Well, it's really simple. 
Christ is the only one that 

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lived a perfect life on this 
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Nobody else did So when you. 
Die. 

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And go to heaven and you hear 
the words Well done, good and 

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faithful servant, enter into the
joy of your Lord. 

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You are not receiving that 
proclamation with that 

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invitation because of your 
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God was the only one, his Son 
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He was the only one that 
fulfilled the law of God 

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perfectly. 
By the way the Bible says it, 

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you can't go to heaven unless 
you complete the law of God 

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perfectly. 
And the only one that could do 

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that is Jesus. 
So when we put our faith and 

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trust in him, understand what 
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See, Jesus died and he took our 
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So as we put our faith and trust
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Him, the Bible says. 
Our robe. 

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Of unrighteousness is removed, 
and we put on the robe of 

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righteousness that belonged to. 
Christ when he. 

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Lived on this earth, so God in 
heaven views my. 

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Life through the lens of. 
The life that God the Son lived.

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He looks at me and he says, 
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life. 
You fulfilled the law of God 

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perfectly. 
But was it me that fulfilled the

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law of God perfectly? 
No, it's His Son that fulfilled 

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the law of God perfectly. 
But you get credit for 

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fulfilling that law because. 
You chose. 

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To put your faith and trust in 
Him. 

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If you could do it by yourself, 
then just as the apostle Paul 

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said, then Christ. 
Died in vain. 

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There was no purpose for Christ 
dying. 

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But not a single one of us could
do it ourselves, which is why 

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Christ did indeed die for us. 
And none of that was in vain. 

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I, the old James, I'm crucified 
with Christ. 

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Even though the old James has 
been crucified, I still live on 

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this earth. 
But it's really not me that's 

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living. 
It's Christ that lives inside of

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me because he's taking up 
residence when I invited him in.

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And that new life. 
The life that I now live, The 

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life that's in this flesh that 
will one day expire. 

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I live this life by the faith of
the Son of God. 

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In other words, it's God's 
faithfulness that allows the 

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newness of my life to continue 
on the one who loved me, the one

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who gave himself for me. 
And because of that, I will not 

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take advantage of the grace that
God has given me. 

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As a matter of fact, I will 
rejoice because the best is yet 

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to come. 
And I'm here to tell each and 

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every single one of you, your 
salvation is not predicated upon

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what you do or what you don't 
do. 

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If it was, I'd be going to hell.
Your salvation is predicated 

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upon the work that God has done.
And you have every reason to 

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rejoice because I've got news 
for each and every single one of

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you. 
The best is yet to come. 

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We live a new life, an exciting 
life. 

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Then when that life is finished,
this earth, we get to live the 

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ultimate life to God be the 
glory. 

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Great things He has done, and 
folks even greater things He's 

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going to do. 
Love you.