Galatians 3:13
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
Paul is not saying that the law is a curse, but that the law has a curse—death. Christ paid the penalty for our sins and so as long as we remain in the relationship with Him, we do not have to fear the eternal death that is the normal penalty for sin.
Even though the law can guide a person in the right way to live, and even though it describes the character of God, it also condemns and brings us guilty before God through an awareness of sin. However, it does not possess the power to forgive, to justify, or give life. It can do nothing to reverse the condemnation – the curse – once it is incurred through sin.
But, Christ who took the curse upon Himself so that we would not have to bear our own punishment redeemed us from the law. And the Father, in His mercy, forgives us and justifies us through faith in His Son.
The Truth
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:2)
