In Galatians 3:23 , Paul describes the law as a guarding and protecting force. To what does he liken it in verse 24, and what does that mean?
Read more at the source: Wednesday: The Law as Our Schoolmaster
Tuesday: The Law as Our “Guard”
Paul gives two basic conclusions about the law: (1) the law does not nullify or abolish God’s promise made to Abraham ( Gal. 3:15-20 ) ; (2) the law is not opposed to the promise ( Gal. 3:21-22 )
Read more at the source: Tuesday: The Law as Our “Guard”
Monday: “Kept Under Law”
In Galatians 3:23 , Paul writes that “before faith came, we were kept under the law.” By “we” Paul is referring to the Jewish believers in the Galatian churches.
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Sunday: The Law and the Promise
“Is the law then contrary to the promises of God?” ( Gal. 3:21, ESV ). Sensing that his comments might lead his opponents to conclude he had a disparaging view of the law or that his comments about the priority of God’s promises were just a veiled put-down of Moses and the Torah, Paul asks the very question they were thinking: Image © Lifeway Collection Goodsalt.com “Are you saying the law contradicts the promises of God?” To this Paul responds with an emphatic, “No!” Such a conclusion is impossible, because God is not opposed to Himself
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Thursday: The Superiority of the Promise
“ ‘He was in the assembly in the desert, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and he received living words to pass on to us’ ” ( Acts 7:38, NIV ) . In Galatians 3:19-20 , Paul continues his train of thought about the law not nullifying the covenant of grace; this is important because, if the theology of his opponents were correct, the law would do just that.
Read more at the source: Thursday: The Superiority of the Promise
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