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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”
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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.
Read more at the source: Monday: “Kept Under Law”
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“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
Read more at the source: Sunday: The Law and the Promise
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Key Thought: The law at Sinai did not do away with the promise made to Abraham, nor did it alter the provisions of the law. It was given so that people could recognize their sinfulness and need of God’s promise. Lesson 6, August 5, 2017 1. Have a volunteer read Galatians 3:15-18
Read more at the source: The Priority of the Promise – Teaching Plan
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Further Thought: “In their bondage the people had to a great extent lost the knowledge of God and of the principles of the Abrahamic covenant. In delivering them from Egypt, God sought to reveal to them His power and His mercy, that they might be led to love and trust Him. Image © Stan Myers from GoodSalt.com He brought them down to the Red Sea — where, pursued by the Egyptians, escape seemed impossible — that they might realize their utter helplessness, their need of divine aid; and then He wrought deliverance for them. Thus they were filled with love and gratitude to God and with confidence in His power to help them
Read more at the source: Friday: Further Thought – The Priority of the Promise
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