Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

You are in heaven’s court now. It is final judgment day. Your advocate has received the evidence against you during discovery. It is a rather large book of every sin you ever thought or did. Your advocate has but one question for you before the trial begins.

“How do you justify these sins?”

Galatians 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

“I put my faith in You. You offered me a plea deal while I was alive, my life for Yours. I accepted.”

Your advocate approaches the judgment bar, extends His wrists, exposing the nail scars and tells the court, “My client has already been executed for his sins.”

“The court finds no evidence against you in order to bring further charges. You are free to go.”

1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Since you are reading this now, you have not come before the judgment seat but the offer of this plea deal is set before you this day. Come judgment day, if you do not have that plea deal in effect, it will be too late. That covenant contract can only be made while you are still alive. A life for a life can only be made while one has life to offer.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Your life for His, His death for yours.

How do you plea?

Galatians 3:16-26 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

If the promises were made to Abraham and to Jesus Christ, then where is our inherent promises?

All our promises are in Christ and to obtain them you must be in Christ. How that comes about is pointed out in these three words; justified by faith.