Grace that Embraces - PDF

In Chapter 2 of Galatians, Paul makes clear that "... we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ" and the reason behind his claim is "... for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing." Paul reasons that Torah-obedience is not to be required of Gentiles who seek to be followers of Jesus and his embrace of the Gentile community requires an end to their exclusion based on a precondition of such Torah obedience. Prevenient grace acts before an individual makes any change in behavior and so any precondition of change denies the grace of God.