We Are Saved By God's Grace

 The Law was not given to tell sinners what to do to gain righteousness. The Law was given to show fallen men and women that godly righteousness is impossible to achieve through keeping the Law, because we are all sinners by nature, and we have all fallen short of God's perfection. The Law was the means God used to help sinful men and women see that we are all in need of a Savior. Because God is righteous, He must punish sin.
 The very essence of the gospel of salvation is that We Are Saved By God's Grace. We are saved because God in His grace gave His Son to be the propitiation for our sins, and all we have to do is to believe this to be declared righteous by God and brought into His family. Having been saved by grace, through faith, we are to live by grace through faith, and not try to mix bits of the Law and human merit into our daily living.
 We who are saved by grace through faith, should take this issue of trying to become righteous by the Law very seriously. If any aspect of our initial salvation or our ongoing walk with the Lord as a believer can be gained through what we do then Christ's work on the Cross would not be necessary to make us acceptable to God. The entire book of Galatians is written to warn the believer that we are both justified AND sanctified by God's grace. 
 Praise God that we can live in hope and joy, knowing that our righteousness comes not from meritorious works we do, or works of the Law we keep, but from the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we come to You in humble gratitude and praise for Your unconditional love. Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus to pay the price for our sins, and for granting us the gift of grace. Thank You for delivering us from the burden of having to constantly strive for perfection, and for reminding us that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. We pray that You will fill us with Your peace and joy as we accept this gift of grace. Thank You for Your mercy, Your kindness, Your goodness, Your grace, and for loving us unconditionally. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.