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Text: Galatians 4: 21-22

MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – SALVATION

“Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.”

Galatians 4:21-22

UNDER THE LAW

1. This was a major focus of the False Teachers.

a. They teach that God gave “the law”.

b. And that God commands all to be “under the law”.

c. Blessings come only when one submits entirely to “the law”.

2. Paul knew the False Teachers had deceived the Galatians.

a. They taught “half-truths”.

b. They did not teach “the law” in its entirety.

i. They emphasised what they wished.

ii. They did not teach the whole counsel of the law.

3. The Galatians

a. They lacked full knowledge.

b. They also lacked discernment.

c. They certainly lacked skill in correctly interpreting the Scriptures.

d. Thus, they did not realise fully that they had been manipulated by the False Teachers.

e. Yet, they had “desired” to be under the law!

4. What Paul sought to do.

a. He sought to instruct the Galatians further.

b. The Galatians need to know “the full story”.

5. Abraham, the first patriarch of Israel.

a. “It is written”

i. Paul was making a reference to the Scriptures.

ii. The story of Abraham is found in Genesis 12-25.

b. “Abraham had two sons”

i. Ishmael by Hagar.

ii. Isaac by Sarah.

c. Hagar was a bondwoman.

i. She was a slave.

ii. She came from Egypt.

d. Sarah was a freewoman.

i. She was never a slave.

ii. She was a freewoman from birth.

6. These details were highlighted.

a. Paul sought to explain the significance between the two women.

b. The Apostle was seeking to help the Galatians to have a deeper understanding of the Scriptures.

c. A deeper understanding would protect them from falsehood.

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经文：加拉太书 4

“你们这愿意在律法以下的人，请告诉我，你们岂没有听见律法吗？ 因为律法上记着，亚伯拉罕有两个儿子，一个是使女生的，一个是自主之妇人生的。”

《加拉太书 4:21-22》

在律法之下

1．这是假教师的主要焦点

a．他们教导说上帝赐下“律法”

b．还有上帝命令所有人“在律法之下”

c．只有当一个人完全服从“律法”时，才会得到赐福

2．保罗知道假教师欺骗了加拉太人

a．他们的教导“半真半假”

b．他们没有完整地教导“律法”

i．他们只强调他们所意愿的

ii．他们没有教导律法的全部忠告

3．加拉太人

a．他们缺乏全面的知识

b．他们也缺乏辨别力

c．他们当然也缺乏正确理解圣经的技巧

d．因此，他们并没有完全意识到自己受到了假教师的摆布

e．然而，他们却“希望”在律法之下！

4．保罗想要做的事

a．他试图进一步指导加拉太人

b．加拉太人需要知道“完整的故事”

5．亚伯拉罕，以色列的第一任族长

a．“律法上记着”

i．保罗引用了圣经

ii．亚伯拉罕的故事在创世记12-15章里可找到

b．“亚伯拉罕有两个儿子”

i． 夏甲生的以实玛利

ii．撒拉生的以撒

c．夏甲是一个使女

i．她是个奴隶

ii．她来自埃及

d．撒拉是一个自由的女人

i．她从来不是奴隶

ii．她出生以来都是一个自由的女人

6．这些细节被突出显示

a．保罗试图解释这两个女人之间的意义

b．使徒试图帮助加拉太人对圣经有更深的理解

c．更深入的了解将保护他们免受谎言