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God's Laws Versus God's Promise

A father who lives in the diaspora once had a son and for some reasons his son cannot come along with him. Nevertheless, he kept on investing and was lucrative in his business. This man got a guardian to keep his son in track while he was away and he wrote his will so that when he is away permanently his possession could be given to his child by the guardian on reaching a specified age written in his will. He did this so that the child could be rightly led and could have come of age not to mismanage the properties.
Going through the books of Galatians, I had a deeper understanding of God's laws and God's promises. Firstly, we have sins, laws and promises. Literally, Sin is anything detestable to God, God's laws are the guidance from God given alongside the promise to reveal to people their sins (Gal 3:19). God's law was given until the fulfilment of the promise. God's promise is simply grace in the human form of Christ Jesus.
Going back to my introductory story, the father had a guardian for his son which I believe is to prompt him to behave well just as God gave laws to humanity, If the guardian (laws) were not in place, the child could have even lost his life unto sinful nature before the revealing of the promise (Christ Jesus) which is the willed inheritance in this scenario.
Beloved, what I am trying to say here is that the bible records it in the books of Galatians that God's laws are basically guides until the way of faith is revealed in order to prevent sinful nature (Gal 3:24).
God's promise which is Christ Jesus is to bring us to freedom as well as the gift of the holy spirit which automatically supersedes the law. Nevertheless, the freedom given by His promise is not to enhance our sinful nature but to give us a new and everlasting life.
In conclusion, Gal 5:13 reveals that we have been called to live in freedom and this is as a result of the fulfilment of the promise (Christ Jesus), as such we are admonished not to use our freedom indulge our sinful nature but rather to keep showing love by Loving God wholeheartedly and our neighbours as ourselves which is the summary of God's laws. Also, we should keep it in mind that even though we are in the era of freedom we should be mindful of sins as the holy spirit is a gift with the promise to help us discern the truth from wrong. The bible says in romans 6:1, "Shall we continue in sin and pray that grace abound ? ".

PRAYER POINT: Lord Jesus, grant me the grace to understand the freedom that your promise has brought to humanity. AMEN

THANK YOU!!!

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