“You have become estranged from ChristA title of the Lord Jesus, which is also used as an epithet; Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) mean "anointed one". The title refers to the fact that Jesus is... More, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from graceTo the one who earns something through performance, the reward is not according to grace but according to debt (Rom. 4:4). Grace is a favor that is not given by... More” (Gal. 5:4).

The expression “you have fallen from graceTo the one who earns something through performance, the reward is not according to grace but according to debt (Rom. 4:4). Grace is a favor that is not given by... More”, which only occurs here in the New Testament, is sometimes cited as proof that a true Christian can be lost. But it certainly does not mean that a believer can lose eternal salvationSalvation is part of God's plan of saving people. Those who are in danger and cannot help themselves need salvation. We owe our salvation to our Savior, who went to... More by committing certain sins. To fall from graceTo the one who earns something through performance, the reward is not according to grace but according to debt (Rom. 4:4). Grace is a favor that is not given by... More means to move out of the realm of God’s graceTo the one who earns something through performance, the reward is not according to grace but according to debt (Rom. 4:4). Grace is a favor that is not given by... More and into the realm of the law (cf. Rom. 5:2; 1 Pet. 5:12). Whoever, like the recipients of the Epistle to the Galatians, chooses the law of Sinai and the observance of its commandments as a guide for his life of faith, abandons graceTo the one who earns something through performance, the reward is not according to grace but according to debt (Rom. 4:4). Grace is a favor that is not given by... More as the basis of his relationship with God and is thus “fallen from graceTo the one who earns something through performance, the reward is not according to grace but according to debt (Rom. 4:4). Grace is a favor that is not given by... More”.

Here again we see how important it is to consider the context in order to understand it properly. The believers in Galatia were in the greatest danger of submitting to the Jewish law as the guiding principle of life after they had been saved by faith in the work of ChristA title of the Lord Jesus, which is also used as an epithet; Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) mean "anointed one". The title refers to the fact that Jesus is... More. Paul warns them very seriously, but with little success, because the majority of Christians still hold the Ten CommandmentsThe "Ten Commandments" were given by God to the people of Israel. This happened after the exodus from Egypt through Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5). These... More as the ideal guideline for life.