Class #24: In Galatians 3:15-18, St. Paul uses the example of the unchangeability of a probated last will and testament to teach about the divine covenant which God made with Abraham and Christ (Genesis 3;15, Galatians 22:18). The introduction of the law 430 years later cannot annul the promises made to Abraham and received through faith in the promise. Furthermore, because the law is not of faith (Gal 3:12), you cannot add law, as a kind of codicil to a promise. When you add any law to an inheritance of promise, “it is no longer of promise” (Gal 3:18). Therefore, St. Paul concludes that it is by faith in the promise alone, without works of the law, that a person is saved. If the law was neither an addition, nor an annulment of the gospel promise, then what is the purpose of the law? St. Paul will answer that question when we resume our Bible Study in two weeks. Overhead: Galatians Class 24 Overhead Handouts: Galatians Chapter Three 15 to 25 and seed offspring descendant NKJV
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