2. Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by following the law? No, you received the Spirit because you heard the message about Jesus and believed it.
3. You began your life in Christ with the Spirit. Now do you try to complete it by your own power? That is foolish.
4. You have experienced many things. Were all those experiences wasted? I hope they were not wasted!
5. Does God give you the Spirit because you follow the law? Does God work miracles among you because you follow the law? No, God gives you his Spirit and works miracles among you because you heard the message about Jesus and believed it.
6. The Scriptures say the same thing about Abraham. “Abraham believed God, and because of this faith he was accepted as one who is right with God.”
7. So you should know that the true children of Abraham are those who have faith.