And YES that is what the book of Galatians is about. Trying to be justified by the law. Or Christ and the law. Paul states that his gospel is not after man, he didn't learn it after man. Meaning that Peter or the 11 didn't give him this gospel. It's DIFFERENT. It's the Gospel of the Grace of God that saves in this present dispensation. You are following the Gospel of the Kingdom for your salvation. It's clear with your ten commandments and beatitudes.
You may know that you merit nothing on your own, but your not knowing if you're saved until the end of your life says something else entirely, And so does your teaching of purgatory. The FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST PLUS YOUR WORKS doesn't mean anything. Because if your works are in any way involved, then the work of Christ by necessity, isn't a FINISHED effort.
Col 1:24?
Yup. The Sacraments are in there. So is purgatory. So is praying for the dead. So is the priesthood and the Real Presence; all in Scripture.
It boils down to this: The reformers threw out 1600 years of the Christ’s Church guided by the Holy Spirit.
From the Resurrection until 1600 the Sola Scriptura crowd believes in a Holy Spirit in absentia.
That is more than an absurdity. That’s blasphemy.
I have things to do now and must go.