Refuge In The Park_david Brown, Ph.d.

Galations 4:1-11FREEDOM FROM BONDAGE: Battling the Desires to Return to Our Old WaysBelievers are no longer slaves to the Mosaic Law, but rather are heirs to the promises made to Abraham through faith in Jesus Christ. Paul uses the metaphor of a child coming of age (v3) to describe the supervisory role of the law. He describes the law, metaphorically, as a type of custodian or babysitteruntil the righteousness of Christ arrived.The Law was a keeper of men until Jesus and the cross came and fulfilled the law!