Galatians – Galatians 4
7 Thoughts From Galatians 4:21-31
- The power of knowing the scriptures
– Paul used this OT narrative with gentiles as though they already knew it - The sovereignty of God (even in the sins of men)
– Paul used this illustration as though God intended for Hagar/Ishmael to exist - The innocence of evil
– How innocent the compromise with Hagar must have seemed to A & S - The facade of slavery
– It is deception that makes slaves seem free, and free men seem like slaves - The call to be sons of the free woman (Sarah)
– Only those born twice through the promise of God are truly free - The call to fight the Ishmael within us
– We have a first-born enemy within us that is hostile to our second-born self - The call to expect hostility
– Those who rely on man’s efforts will always be hostile to those who are of grace
