“For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”
— Galatians 3:26–27
Let’s break this down, because there’s a lot packed into these two verses—and it’s absolutely beautiful when you see it clearly.
Sons are not under the Law
Paul is making a point here, and he builds it with that tiny word at the start of verse 26: “For”.
He’s been saying that the Law was a tutor, a temporary guide. But now that faith has come, we’re no longer under a tutor. Why not? Because we are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
That’s it. Not through performance. Not through proving yourself.
Not by checking all the boxes or impressing God with your devotion.
By faith.
There are people who’ll still try to qualify that. “Well, are you really walking in obedience? Are you producing fruit? Are you doing your part?”
But Paul couldn’t be clearer: faith in Christ makes you a son. Period. And once you are a son, you are not under the tutor, the Law!
Sons are mature to be without the Law
Some legalists would counter it as, well, you need to mature into a son, and only after that you are not under a tutor. Well, thankfully Paul answers this saying
“For all of you who were baptized1 into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”
Paul says we were baptized into Christ, he’s talking about what happened at salvation: You were immersed—placed into Christ Himself.
Is there an immature Christ? No! So, when we are clothed with Christ, we are walking in Christ. Praise God! And that means that you are mature to walk without the law.
Conclusion
You’re not trying to get close to God. You’re not begging for righteousness.
You’re not waiting to be accepted.
You already are.
You’re in Christ.
You’ve been clothed with Him.
And that changes everything.
So now, walk in it. Not to earn it, but because it’s already yours.
- Baptism in the Bible doesn’t always refer to water—it can mean baptism into Christ (Romans 6:3), into the Body by the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13), with the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:8), with fire (Matthew 3:11), or even a baptism of suffering(Mark 10:38). ↩︎
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