ガラテヤ人への手紙 3:24-29 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:21-25

The Law designed to be subservient to the promise. Though the Law is inferior to the promise in the four points already suggested, it is not antagonistic to it. I. THE LAW IS NOT ANTAGONISTIC TO THE PROMISE . "Is the Law against the promises of God? God forbid." 1 . The Law and the promise are equally of Divine origin — two distinct parts of the Divine plan, each part with its own distinct purpose to be carried out inside the Divine plan. The distinction between... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:23-29

The Law-school and the home-coming. Paul, in the present section, pursues the thought of the purpose of Law. It is the tutor to convey certain lessons to the soul and to secure thereby the soul's return to the Father and the home. Let us look at the interesting line of thought thus given. I. THE LAW - SCHOOL . ( Galatians 3:23 , Galatians 3:24 .) The idea was once entertained that the Law, as παιδαγωγός , meant the slave who was entrusted with the guidance of the child... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:23-29

Before and after faith. I. BEFORE FAITH CAME . "But before faith came." The faith which is here brought into prominence is that which was historically manifested when Christ came. Faith existed before Christianity, as is evident from the eleventh of Hebrews. There was trust in the Divine word. But the attitude toward Christ was that of expectancy. "We who had before hoped in Christ." It had been faith along with the observance of the Mosaic Law. But when the gospel of salvation was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:24

Wherefore the Law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ ( ὥστε ὁ νόμος παιδαγωγὸς ἡμῶν γέγονεν εἰς χριστόν ) wherefore the Law hath been the keeper of our childhood to keep us unto Christ. With St. Paul, ὥστε , so that, frequently is used to introduce a sentence which is not dependent in construction on the preceding words, but is one which makes a fresh departure as if with the adverbial conjunction " wherefore ," or "so then." Thus Galatians 3:9 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:24-25

The tutor. The image of the Law as a tutor would apply directly to the condition of the Jews, to whom the Levitical system was given in their religious childhood in order to prepare them for the privileges of sonship which Christ was to confer. But what was true of them is more or less true of all of us. For the religious history of Israel is just an emphasized epitome of the religious history of the race. Through longer ages, by more obscure methods, in spite of more grievous lapses, God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:25

But after that faith is come ( ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως ); but now that Faith hath come ; this white-robed, joy-bringing angel of deliverance! (see note on the words, in Galatians 3:23 , "before faith came"). We are no longer under a schoolmaster ( οὐκέτι ὐπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν ); we are no longer under a keeper of our childhood. When a child becomes of age, as determined by his father's arrangement, the paedagogus ' s function, of course, ceases; so also when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:26

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus ( πάντες γὰρ υἱοὶ θεοῦ ἐστὲ διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν χριστῷ ἰησοῦ ) for sons of God are ye all through faith in Christ Jesus . "For;" that is, what is just affirmed ( Galatians 3:25 ) is true, because ye are "sons" and no longer "children." "Ye are;" in Galatians 3:25 it is "we are." The whole course of the argument, however, shows that the persons recited by each of the personal pronouns are in effect the same,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:26

The blessing of adoption. The apostle has already traced justification to faith, the inheritance to faith, life to faith; now he traces adoption to faith. Believers are not children of Abraham merely, but sons of God. It is clear, then, that they are no longer children "in need of a schoolmaster." "For ye are all"—both Jews and Gentiles—"sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus." I. THE FOUNDATION OF SONSHIP . 1 . It originates in the distinguishing grace of God. We "are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:26-29

Sonship. Liberated from the tutelage of Law through faith and on account of his union with Christ, the Christian is exalted into the condition of a free son of God and enjoys the large privileges of sonship. I. THE CONDITION OF SONSHIP . God is the Father of all mankind, and all human creatures, even the most ignorant, the most degraded, and the most vicious are naturally God's children. The prodigal son is still a son and can think of "my father." Nevertheless, it is clear... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:27

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ ( ὅσοι γὰρ εἰς χριστὸν ἐβαπτίσθητε ); for all ye who were baptized into Christ. "For;" pointing back to the whole preceding verse, but especially to the words," in Christ Jesus." "All ye who were baptized;" more literally, "ye, as many as were," etc. The rendering in our Authorized Version, "as many of you as have been baptized," allows of, if it does not suggest, the surmise that the apostle was aware of there being those... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:21-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:23-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:23-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:24-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:27

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