Galatians 5 vs 3 good news translation

Here is Galatians 5:3 in the Good News Translation (GNT):

"For if you try to make yourselves right with God by following the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God's grace."

Here's a breakdown of the verse:

• "For if you try to make yourselves right with God by following the law" - This phrase is saying that if you try to earn your salvation by keeping the law, you are missing the point of what God is trying to do.
• "you have been cut off from Christ" - This means that you are no longer connected to Christ and the salvation he offers.
• "You have fallen away from God's grace" - This is saying that you have lost your position of being under God's grace and favor.

Paul is emphasizing that trying to earn salvation through good works or keeping the law is not the way to be right with God. Instead, we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ and his sacrifice on the cross.