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even so, we have come to realize that a person is not declared righteous by God on the ground of his legalistic observance of Torah commands, but through the Messiah Yeshua's trusting faithfulness. Therefore, we too have put our trust in Messiah Yeshua and become faithful to him, in order that we might be declared righteous on the ground of the Messiah's trusting faithfulness and not on the ground of our legalistic observance of Torah commands. For on the ground of legalistic observance of Torah commands, no one will be declared righteous .

It was the same with Avraham: "He trusted in God and was faithful to him, and that was credited to his account as righteousness."

Now the promises were made to Avraham and to his seed. It doesn't say, "and to seeds," as if to many; on the contrary, it speaks of one — "and to your seed" — and this "one" is the Messiah.

rather, he is subject to guardians and caretakers until the time previously set by his father.

but when the appointed time arrived, God sent forth his Son. He was born from a woman, born into a culture in which legalistic perversion of the Torah was the norm,

Now because you are sons, God has sent forth into our hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out, "Abba!" (that is, "Dear Father!").

The one by the slave woman was born according to the limited capabilities of human beings, but the one by the free woman was born through the miracle-working power of God fulfilling his promise.

I am confident that since you are united with the Lord, you will take no other view; and I am confident that the one who has been disturbing you, whoever he may be, will have to bear his punishment.

So let each of you scrutinize his own actions. Then if you do find something to boast about, at least the boasting will be based on what you have actually done and not merely on a judgment that you are better than someone else;

for each person will carry his own load.

But whoever is being instructed in the Word should share all the good things he has with his instructor.

In the Messiah he chose us in love before the creation of the universe to be holy and without defect in his presence.

He determined in advance that through Yeshua the Messiah we would be his sons — in keeping with his pleasure and purpose —

In union with him, through the shedding of his blood, we are set free — our sins are forgiven; this accords with the wealth of the grace

he has lavished on us. In all his wisdom and insight

he has made known to us his secret plan, which by his own will he designed beforehand in connection with the Messiah

and will put into effect when the time is ripe — his plan to place everything in heaven and on earth under the Messiah's headship.

Also in union with him we were given an inheritance, we who were picked in advance according to the purpose of the One who effects everything in keeping with the decision of his will,

so that we who earlier had put our hope in the Messiah would bring him praise commensurate with his glory.

who guarantees our inheritance until we come into possession of it and thus bring him praise commensurate with his glory.