Galatians 3:19-4:7
Dear RTB’ers,
Although Paul spends many words and various examples to explain his theology, to me it seemed that today’s reading could be stated very simply. First, the Law was there to show the Jewish people their sin, their need for God. My NASB notes had a second translation for It was added because of transgressions… (Gal. 3:19b), that it could be translated as It was added for the sake of defining transgressions. That makes it more clear. Then Gal. 3:23-25 form the transition from the Law to Jesus: Now before faith [Christ] came, we were held captive under the law, … So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian… Finally, Gal. 4:6b-7a clarifies that the Holy Spirit is now our “guardian”: …God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, … So you are no longer a slave, but a son.
So that’s my take on today’s reading.
RTB gathering tomorrow!!
Blessings!