Free from the law

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"), - Galatians 3v13

Philip Bliss is a well known hymn writer. He wrote the following words which first appeared in a song book in the 1873.

Free from the law, O happy condition,
Jesus has bled and there is remission,
Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall,
Grace hath redeemed us once for all.

Once for all, O sinner, receive it,
Once for all, O brother, believe it;
Cling to the cross, the burden will fall,
Christ hath redeemed us once for all.

Now we are free, there’s no condemnation,
Jesus provides a perfect salvation.
“Come unto Me,” O hear His sweet call,
Come, and He saves us once for all.

“Children of God,” O glorious calling,
Surely His grace will keep us from falling;
Passing from death to life at His call;
Blessed salvation once for all.

“Free from the law, O happy condition.’ What an amazing statement. Can you imagine the fear and anxiety in daily trying to satisfy a perfect, holy, and righteous God? Can you imagine at the end of the day looking back and checking your activities against a huge list of rules and regulations and knowing that your eternity hung in the balance? What fear that would cause. What a miserable life. We all know that not one of us could do anything to placate God.

The amazing truth is that no one of us has to. Jesus took the curse of the law on Himself on the cross. He paid the price. He redeemed us. He liberated us. He set us free from all the curse of the law. “Now we are free, there is no condemnation!”

Praise God that “Christ has redeemed me, once for all!”