GALATIANS 5:4, C. H. Cayce The text reads, “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.” Paul was writing to the Galatian brethren, and he recognized them as brethren. This fact is sufficient to show conclusively that they had not “fallen from grace” in the sense that apostasy is taught by the world— they had not lost their eternal life or spiritual relationship with God. These brethren had been deluded by false teachers, and were claiming justification by the law. They did not claim this before they were deluded, but since they had been deluded this was their claim. Now, if you are justified by the deeds of the law “Christ is become of no effect unto you.” What Christ has done amounts to nothing if you may be justified by the deeds of the law. In claiming justification by the law you set aside all the work of Christ in your salvation. You once rejoiced in salvation by grace, you claimed salvation through the work of Christ alone. But you have fallen from that— you now claim justification by the deeds of the law. Notice verses 1 to 3 of chapter 3. The third verse says, “Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” In verse 1 of chapter 5 he says, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Many of God’s children are entangled with the yoke of bondage and are, seemingly, expecting justification by the deeds of the law instead of resting from law worship and law service in gospel worship and service. Some who once did rest in gospel service have departed from it— they have fallen from grace— and are trusting in their own deeds in obedience to law for justification. Let us “stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.” The Primitive Baptist, November 26, 1907.