Redeemed From The Curse! Pt. 1

Galatians 3:13. Christ has redeemed us from the curseof the chapter to verse 68. I would encourage you to
of the law, having become a curse for us (for it isget your Bible out and read it for yourself. You will see
written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree''),that the curse of the law has multiple parts.The curse
14. that the blessing of Abraham might come upon theof poverty, starting with verses 15-20, 30-33, 38-40,
Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive theand 51.
promise of the Spirit through faith.If you asked mostAs you read this, you can clearly see that poverty is
Christians if Jesus redeemed them, they would saydefinitely a part of the curse of the law,
yes. If you asked them what they were redeemedalso sickness, in verses 20-22, 27-29, 35, 59-61. There
from, they would most likely say they were redeemedare other curses throughout the Old Testament,
from sin.always as a result of disobedience to God. Spiritual
The Word of God tells us Christ has redeemed usdeath is the first curse to come upon man, as
from the curse of the law. I would like to ask thementioned in the 2nd chapter of Genesis, where God
question, did you know the law has a curse, and thattold Adam not to eat the fruit of the tree of the
you have been redeemed from it, and do you knowknowledge of good and evil, for in the day that you
what that curse is? We need to know what the Wordeat of it you shall surely die.'' Adam did not die
of God is telling us, about the curse Jesus redeemedphysically that day, but he did die spiritually that day.
us from. The least we can do is find out what theSpiritual death is not ceasing to exist, but to be
curse of the law is. The law can refer to the tenseparated from the life of God. Adams spirit was
commandments, or sometimes refers to the entire Oldseparated from the life of God, as a result of his sin.
Testament, or in many cases the first five books ofHis body was made to last forever, but because he
the Bible, this is called the Pentateuch. If you go backno longer had the life of God indwelling his spirit, his
to the Pentateuch, you will find the curse of the lawbody eventually died, even at that, it took over 900
very clearly defined in the 28th chapter ofyears for him to die physically.
Deuteronomy starting in verse 15 and going to the end