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A 3 page paper that discusses these verses. The essay provides background comments and then, discusses what Paul meant when he wrote these verses. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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in Galatia believed that certain laws from the Old Testament, like circumcision, were still binding on Christians. Judaizers were also arguing that Paul was not a true Apostle. Paul began
his letter to the Galatians by first establishing his Apostolic authority. In his greeting, Paul identifies himself as "sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and
God the Father" (Galatians 1:1). He explains how he was called and his acceptance by the other Apostles (Galatians 1:11-2:10) as further proof of who he is. Paul discusses
the difference and lack of difference between an heir and a slave, explaining there is no difference between them when the heir is a child because both are under the
authority of guardians (Galatians 4:1-2). Under Roman law, an heir might legally own the property but he did not possess it (Deffinbaugh, 2007). The Israelites were heirs to the promises
God made to Abraham but they could not yet enjoy them and would not be able to do so until the Father decided to send His Son (Deffinbaugh, 2007). According
to the Law, they were heirs but they were just like underage heirs in Roman law, under the control of others (Stevenson, 2006). Paul uses this as an
analogy to them that before Christ was born, all men were held in bondage to the laws of the Old Testament, all men were children. Stevenson (2006) comments: "Jews who
lived under the Old Testament era were heirs of the kingdom, but lived under the rule and the bondage of the Law until the time that they could come into
their inheritance." It was as though during the times of the Old Testament, people were living as children but with the New Testament, they were maturing into adulthood (Stevenson, 2006).
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