Covenant Fulfillment: Law or Promise? (Galatians 3:15-29)
Paul talks about how to obtain God's blessing.
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Covenant Fulfillment: Law or Promise? (Galatians 3:15-29)
Opening Thoughts
Summary of 3:1-14, which raises a question: What of the Law?
Key claims: The Law (of Moses) is not... but...
Galatians 3:15-29 – Contrasting Law and Promise
Promise: precedes the Law, not voided by it
Law: preparatory purpose
_______ promise _________ law ________ Messiah...
Final Thoughts
Discussion Questions:
- Think about a few of your closest friends in the world. What forms the basis of your relationship? What are some other things that strengthen but don’t replace that core?
- What are some of your favorite Old Testament stories? How do these stories help illuminate the Old Testament covenant as a whole?
- Which part of Paul’s argument in Galatians 3:15-29 seems oddest to you? What will you do to study this further?
- How do we apply Galatians 3:28 in a way that downplays our differences appropriately (enough but not too much)?
- What do you remember about your baptism? How does this passage give you a greater understanding of what happened that day (whether you realized it at the time or not)?