18 But I would really be wrong to begin teaching again those things that I gave up.
19 It was the law that put me to death, and I died to the law so that I can now live for God.
20 I was put to death on the cross with Christ, and I do not live anymore—it is Christ who lives in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself to save me.
21 By saying these things I am not going against God’s grace. Just the opposite, if the law could make us right with God, then Christ’s death would be useless.