What would it mean if Christ's death did not accomplish what He went to do?
If Christ's death did not accomplish that for which He went, then He would have been the biggest fool that ever walked, having gone to that kind of death for nothing. But He did accomplish it; it is finished, and He did not die in vain.
Les explains that if Christ's death had not accomplished the purpose for which He went to that kind of death, then He would have been the biggest fool that ever walked. But the context affirms that He did accomplish it: it is finished, and He did not die in vain. This truth underlies Galatians' constant contrast between law and grace. The Galatian congregations were being undermined by Judaizers who said grace alone was not enough and that the law and circumcision had to be kept. Similar insidious doubts still creep into believers, causing them to wonder if they have believed enough or must do something more. Satan uses such doubt, so believers must stay in the Word, resting in grace and faith plus nothing.