Galatians 3:21-25?

Question

21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. (KJV)

How does the Schoolmaster bring us to Christ?

If the Schoolmaster brings us to Christ, what are some of the things that we are to learn from the Schoolmaster?

Hogie, did you learn 2+2=4 in kindergarten or first grade maybe?

What does it equal now?

Answer 1

The quote is clear, the school master is the law, in the law we aught to have learned to know the L-rd our G-d is 1 L-rd which in turn reveals his annointed to us for the same spirit which is of G-d was in the annointed King, also by knowing G-d mankind should not have disobeyed the prohibitions that are written in the law and by breaking the law we have come under it, this is what being under the law means, it means you are breaking it, meaning your faith is null and void, faith is the application of the word, doesn't anybody remember that faith without works is dead, and that the messiah came to redeem us from dead works, meanning from the curse that we brought upon ourselves for disobeying the law?

And after having redeemed you are again going to disobey the law {G-d forbid} since you were forgiven your prior conviction of seperation from him? How foolish that would be!

Be wise and do that which is pleasing to him for if you turn back and do contrary to my exortation my soul has no pleasure in you says the L-rd G-d of Israel.



Hogie------------Paidawhato, what the heck are you trying to explain there hogie, lol ......do you even know greek? I always wonder where the heck do these so called christian teachers get those unbeleivable words, is it from there own speaking in tongues dictionary? Hahahahahahah please give me a break.

Answer 2

The New Testament plan of salvation finished (not replaced)the OT Law of Moses. It is a spiritual enhancement of the physical OT Law.

The schoolmaster in the Greek a trusted slave who were charged with the duty of supervising the life and morals of boys belonging to the better class. The boys were not allowed so much as to step out of the house without them before arriving at the age of manhood.

The schoolmaster is the OT allowed no room for error and no real redemption for the errors that man makes (and is born with). It lead Israel to look towards the Messiah, when sins were gone, not just rolled forward...it lead us to Jesus!

Answer 3

These verses reveal that the law was given not to remove sin, but to reveal it. (verses 19-23)
The law has given way to faith and grace and 'heirs according to the promise' (verses 23-29)
The law gave instruction concerning Christ, showed the need of Christ, operated till Christ came, but could not justify.
Key word also in the lesson is righteousness in verse 21.

Answer 4

You are mistaken about this being a schoolmaster.

The word here is paidagogos. This was one who accompanied a child wherever the child went, including to their lessons from a teacher. The paidagogos was a slave of the family who had the right to even discipline the child.

When the child came of age, the paidagogos was dismissed from this job of overseer of the child.

Your theology has the paidagogos continuing to control and lead adults.

Once the law has served its purpose in bringing the (Jewish) person to Christ, its "services" are no longer required. Christians are complete in Christ; there is nothing further to add, including the law.

If you understood the Spirit of the law, then you would truly understand.

But you do not.

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Answer 5

The JW have been given rid of the Sabbath, before everything because of the fact Gentiles are no longer below the legal accountability to maintain the Sabbath holy; in effortless terms the Jews. it somewhat is in Ezekiel 20:12,20. 2d, because of the fact Paul, the founding father of Christianity gave Christians the choice to choose for any day of the week to computer screen, or no longer be conscious any in any respect, because of the fact the Sabbath had replace into yet a shadow of issues to come lower back. it somewhat is in Romans 14:5,6; and Colossians 2:sixteen,17. Now, pertaining to to that's holier between the weekly Shabbat and Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur is the only day holier than the Shabbat.

Answer 6

I think the term 'schoolmaster' and 'the law' are the same. It is the only way I can read this. The NIV translation seems to back me up.

Answer 7

When God gave Moses the Law He was teaching mankind a lesson. And that is that NO ONE can keep the holiness of God. God NEVER wanted a bunch of self-righteous lawkeepers. He wants personal relationships with His people who look to HIM for ALL their needs. And so Jesus replaced the Law!

Answer 8

Schoolmaster= O.T.

Answer 9

The law showed man his need for a savior.
All have fallen short of the glory of a righteous God.
The law was as a school master telling you right from wrong.
We were shown our need for a savior as we are unable to be perfect under the law.

Answer 10

because you try to keep the law and find out you can't and then you are totally prepared to receive Christ who died for you and fullfilled the requirements you cannot fullfill. Hence the song Amazing grace

"twas grace that taught my heart to fear
and grace my fears relieved:
How precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed"