GALATIANS—NOTE ON Galatians 2:16 “Justified” means “counted righteous” or “declared righteous” by God (see esv footnote). If people obeyed all of God’s perfect moral standards, they could be justified by their own merits. But Paul says that this is impossible for anyone to do (see Romans 1:1). Works of the law means any human effort to be justified by God by obeying a moral law. We also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ implies that justification is the result of saving faith. and not by works of the law. No human effort or merit can be added to faith as a basis for justification (see Acts 13:39; Galatians 3:10; Hebrews 10:1). On justification, see also notes on Rom. 4:25; Philippians 3:9; James 2:21.

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