Week 36
Monday, September 1 Galatians 4 Commentary At the end of the last chapter, Paul declares that those in Christ are the heirs of Abraham. In this chapter, Paul explains that the heirs of Abraham were kept under the guardianship of the law, not yet possessing the inheritance, until Christ came. The Law exposes our sin, teaches God’s holiness, and emphasizes the necessity of a perfect and final atonement for sin. The law, however, does not provide salvation. The saints of old were not saved by keeping the Law, but rather, like Abraham, by putting faith in the One who gave the law and promised a Savior to come. Following the atoning death of Christ, we must put our faith in him. Paul already thoroughly taught this to the Galatians, yet they continue in the old things of the Law, like observing the festivals, as if salvation comes from perfectly keeping the Law. ...