Justification By Faith 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesChristianityA2/A-levelCCEA Created by: Erin WCreated on: 04-05-19 15:47 Intro The churches Paul had founded in Galatia had been influenced by the Judaisers They believed it was necessary to follow the laws of Moses Paul's intention was to explain that their salvation depended soley "on faith working through love" (Drane) 1 of 5 Abraham Abraham was the first person who became righteous through his faith in God (Freed) The Jews had descended from Abraham and God promised them the same blessing he had given to Abraham Therefore his descendants should trust in God that they will be saved by faith alone 2 of 5 The Law He explains that the purpose of the Jewish law was only a temporary measure "No amount of observance of the law can make a man right with God" (Barclay) It was obsolete now that the seed of Abraham (Christ) had come Jesus lifted the curse that bound them to the laws so that they may be free to justify their salvation by faith The law was to prepare the people for Christ, it was always secondary to the faith that Abraham had in God 3 of 5 Inheritance Paul uses a metaphor of a tutor guiding a son until he is old enough to receive his father's inheritance His coming of age is like the Jews becoming free from the law The law was no longer needed as they had received the Holy Spirit which granted them justification by faith 4 of 5 Hagar and Sarah Abraham had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael Isaac was the son of Sarah, a free woman Ishmael was the son of Hagar, a slave woman Fitzmyer suggests that Sarah represents the superior covenant made with Abraham and Hagar represents the inferior Sinai covenant God rejected Ishmael and accepted Isaac as he was born through the Holy Spirit Paul uses this for the Galatians who are free because of their faith in the Holy Spirit Ishmael represents the Judaisers who are slaves to the law 5 of 5
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