“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law” ( Gal.
Monday: Enslaved to Elementary Principles
November 13, 2011 By
Having just compared our relationship to God with that of sons and heirs, Paul now elaborates on this metaphor by including the theme of inheritance in Galatians 4:1–3 . Paul’s terminology evokes a situation in which an owner of a large estate has died, leaving all his property to his oldest son
Sunday: Our Condition in Christ
November 12, 2011 By
Keeping Galatians 3:25 in mind, read Galatians 3:26 . How does this text help us understand what our relationship to the law is, now that we have been redeemed by Jesus? 1 The word for at the beginning of verse 26 indicates that Paul sees a direct connection between this verse and the preceding one. In the same way that a master’s son was under a pedagogue only as long as he was a minor, Paul is saying that those who come to faith in Christ are no longer minors; their relationship with the law is changed because they are now adult “sons” of God
Where Goeth Adventist Youth Ministries?
November 11, 2011 By
In 1879, teens Luther Warren and Harry Fenner wanted to do evangelism for Jesus. Praying together often for ideas and vision, young Fenner and Warren initiated the first Adventist youth group
Sabbath: From Slaves to Heirs
November 11, 2011 By
Read for This Week’s Study: Gal. 3:26–4:20 ; Rom. 6:1–11 ; Heb.
Further Study: The Road to Faith
November 10, 2011 By
Inside Story: God’s Perfect Plan
November 10, 2011 By
Chinamo Mashiri I live in Zambia in southwestern Africa. My parents died when I was little, and my aunt and uncle took me in
Thursday: The Law and the Believer
November 9, 2011 By
Many have interpreted Paul’s comment in Galatians 3:25 as a complete dismissal of the law. This makes little sense, however, in light of Paul’s positive comments about the law elsewhere in the Bible.
07: The Road to Faith in Galatians 3 – Discussion Questions
November 9, 2011 By
Keeping within the lines 1 Darcy and Danielle laid out the pictures on the table next to the box of crayons. Darcy’s picture was of a giraffe surrounded by trees with a monkey peering around the giraffe’s neck. Danielle’s was of a picnic table in a forest, loaded with pineapples, bananas, and other tropical fruit with a big bird posed on one end of the table
