Galatians 2:15~21 (NIV) 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

The Heart of the Gospel: Simul Justus et Peccator Galatians 2:15~21

Simul Justus et Peccator simultaneously justified sinner Simul Justus et Peccator and

Simul Justus et Peccator

Simul Justus et Peccator ~ Martin Luther 1483~1546

SO GOOD AT BEING BAD

John 12:25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

John 8:1~11

Galatians 2:15~21 (NIV) 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION -- 2. OBJECTION -- 3. CONCLUSION -- 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION -- 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION -- 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

Galatia Antioch Jerusalem

Acts 15:1 Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.

Mosaic Law (Laws of Moses) MORAL CEREMONIAL CIVIL circumcision keeping Sabbath dietary / food purification etc.

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

Galatians 2:19 Galatians 3:23 Romans 7:6 For through the law I died to the law… Galatians 3:23 Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law,… Romans 7:6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law…

Romans 3:31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

1. ASSERTION 2. OBJECTION 3. CONCLUSION 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 2. OBJECTION 17  “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18  If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. 3. CONCLUSION 19  “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21  I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

John 12:25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

FAQ#1 - Why is God so judgmental?

FAQ#1 - Why is God so judgmental? FAQ#2 - Why must God judge me so severely?

FAQ#1 - Why is God so judgmental? FAQ#2 - Why must God judge me so severely? FAQ#3 - Why can’t God just forgive me?

FAQ#1 - Why is God so judgmental? FAQ#2 - Why must God judge me so severely? FAQ#3 - Why can’t God just forgive me? FAQ#4 - Why can’t I just do more good than bad?

FAQ#1 - Why is God so judgmental? FAQ#2 - Why must God judge me so severely? FAQ#3 - Why can’t God just forgive me? FAQ#4 - Why can’t I just do more good than bad? FAQ#5 - What hope, then, is there for sinners?

Simul Justus et Peccator

He has clothed me with garments of salvation Isaiah 61:10 He has clothed me with garments of salvation  and arrayed me in a robe of His righteousness.

Psalm 32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven,  whose sins are covered. Psalm 85:2 You forgave the iniquity of Your people  and covered all their sins.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.