In the world of legal documents some things can be changed easily. Other things can be changed with great difficulty. And then there are some things that simply cannot be changed – Documents like a person’s Last Will and Testament, after they have died, or an Irrevocable Living Trust, where an inheritance is irreversibly left to others. Once it’s done, it cannot be undone.
This is the sort of example Paul uses in Galatians 3:15-18 as he continues to defend the idea that we receive salvation by faith and not by obedience to the Law. Paul argues for the superiority of the covenant God established with Abraham, based on faith. The Jewish Law, which God gave through Moses centuries later, could not in any way revoke or revise God’s covenant with Abraham.
With that in mind, Paul shows us two things in this passage: 1) The Path to Receiving God’s Promises Has Never Changed; and 2) God’s Promises Come to Us Through Faith in Christ.
Faith is still the foundation of a right relationship with God.
Galatians 3:15-18
Nov. 10, 2024
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