The Power of the Resurrection

One of the reasons this passage is important is because it reminds believers of their need to stay focused on the true gospel of Jesus. Salvation is not knowing some things about Jesus. It is not about doing religious things to earn acceptance before Jesus. This text really speaks about the problem of legalism. Legalism is the temptation to derive your justification before God, your acceptance by God, and your forgiveness from God by your own religious works. The truth is, Christians have a tendency to forget the implications of the biblical gospel daily. We have a tendency to revert back to legalism, which is self-atonement, and a self-salvation project that leads only to despair. We must resist the false gospel of human achievement.