12. The Law isn’t based on faith; rather, the one doing these things will live by them.
13. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us—because it is written, Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.
14. He redeemed us so that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, and that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15. Brothers and sisters, I’ll use an example from human experience. No one ignores or makes additions to a validated will.
16. The promises were made to Abraham and to his descendant. It doesn’t say, "and to the descendants," as if referring to many rather than just one. It says, "and to your descendant," who is Christ.
17. I’m saying this: the Law, which came four hundred thirty years later, doesn’t invalidate the agreement that was previously validated by God so that it cancels the promise.