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Don’t Turn Back to Slavery: Galatians 5:1–6, Part 1
Through the gospel of grace, Jesus Christ sets Christians free in order that they may remain free. Don’t turn back to slavery.
2 years, 1 month ago
You Are a Child of the Free Woman: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 8
Christians are not slaves, but free. We are right with God not by works of the law, but by faith. We are born not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.
2 years, 1 month ago
Persecuted for Being a Child of Promise: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 7
Children of promise are children born as the answer to a promise. Every Christian is a child spoken of beforehand, a fulfillment of God’s promise.
2 years, 1 month ago
Rejoice, O Barren One! Galatians 4:21–31, Part 6
Abraham’s wife, Sarah, spent her childbearing years barren — but God fulfilled his promise to her. What can this experience teach us about Jesus’s wo…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Jerusalem Above Is Free: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 5
According to Paul, the Christian’s true home is the Jerusalem above — a heavenly city whose citizens are born of God and utterly free.
2 years, 1 month ago
Hagar, the Mother of Slavery: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 4
Hagar represents the effort to be right with God by keeping the law. But human effort can never bring forth the children of God. Hagar only begets sl…
2 years, 1 month ago
Born by Flesh, Born by Promise: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 3
The children of God are not the product of human effort. Like Isaac, they are brought forth by divine promise based on divine prerogative.
2 years, 1 month ago
A Tale of Two Mothers: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 2
When Paul read his Old Testament, what implicit meaning did he see in the characters of Hagar and Sarah?
2 years, 1 month ago
The Purpose of Allegory: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 1
What is Paul’s main point in the allegory of Sarah and Hagar? What truth does he want his readers to see from this Old Testament story?
2 years, 1 month ago
Paul the Matchmaker and the Mother: Galatians 4:17–20
Children of God come into being when Christ is formed in them through faith. Paul compares his whole ministry to a matchmaker and a mother.
2 years, 1 month ago