What does it mean that Christ is become of no effect unto you?
It means that if a person seeks justification by the law, legalism, or any work done in the energy of the flesh, that person cancels the finished work of the cross. Christ becomes of no effect to them, and they fall from grace by turning away from what God has provided.
Les explains that Paul is pressing the Galatians about circumcision, which was the big issue then, but the principle can be anything done in the energy of the flesh—joining the church, baptism, the Lord's Supper, or good works—if tied to salvation. Paul testifies that anyone circumcised becomes a debtor to keep the whole law, which only Christ Himself could do, so it is an utter impossibility. Therefore, Christ is of no effect as long as a person tries to do something in the flesh. To be justified by law, legalism, or fleshly works means falling from grace, not losing salvation, but turning one's back on what God has provided.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
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Who does Paul say Christ becomes of no effect to?
Christ is of no effect to anyone who seeks to be justified by the law, by legalism, or by doing something in the energy of the flesh.