Galatians 3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after… I. TO BE THE TRUE SEED OF ABRAHAM THE GENTILES ARE TO SEEK JUSTIFICATION, NOT BY THE LAW BUT BY FAITH. II. FAITH HAS PRECEDENCE OF THE LAW, and consequently is not disannulled by it. It rests on promises given to Abraham. III. THE PURPOSES OF THE LAW ARE SUBSERVIENT TO CONVICTION AND PREPARATION (V. 19), and, therefore, were not designed to disannul it. IV. THE INFERIORITY OF THE LAW is marked by its being in the hands of a mediator, and not personal, as was the promise to Abraham. V. Nevertheless FAITH AND LAW DO NOT CLASH. There is harmony between the Abrahamic covenant and the Mosaic law. (Canon Vernon Hutton.) Parallel Verses KJV: And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. |
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