Better Than the Law

Galatians 3:15-29

Paul begins a deeper exposition on the meaning and purpose of the Old Testament Law. The Law certainly has its place in the lives of the people of God, however the promised seed and the future fulfillment of Law is much better than the Law itself. The Law, according to Paul, is not contrary to the Promise of the Gospel in Jesus, but is a kind of guardian. A caretaker until the promise is fulfilled. It can never do what the Gospel does, in that sense the Gospel and Jesus is better than the Law, but that doesn’t mean the law is bad. Ultimately, the fulfillment of the Law leads to a people of God that transcend national Israel. The Gospel of Jesus flings open the door to better and new reality that includes all kinds of people in his family.