Law or Grace
“Abraham had two sons…which…are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage (Law of God) …and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—but the Jerusalem above is free (Grace of God) , which is the mother of US ALL…So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Ch rist has made us free (Grace) , and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage (Law) .” (Galatians 4:22-5:1) We sometimes get all theological when we talk about “covenants” and covenant living. But Paul is using the term “covenants” in reference to those God made with Israel (Both the Old and New Covenants are with Israel alone). They are used by Paul as an example of the simple truth that the GRACE of God has set ALL mankind free from the punishment demanded by the LAW of God in the Old Covenant with Israel. We do not avoid the punishment for the sin of Adam, w...