What does Galatians 5:13–18 reveal about what God the Son does in my place and on my behalf?
Jesus Christ has freed me from being under the law. Because he perfectly obeyed God’s law in my place, when God looks at me, he sees the obedience of Jesus. Jesus Christ also freed me from the penalty of law breaking. Because I have not, and cannot, perfectly obey God’s law, I stand under the curse. Jesus Christ, however, has borne the curse that my law breaking deserves by dying in my place.
13 Frères, vous avez été appelés à la liberté; seulement ne faites pas de cette liberté un prétexte de vivre selon la chair; mais rendez-vous, par amour, serviteurs les uns des autres.