Why Then theTorah? - Gal 3:15-26

  Paul was misunderstood in his own day; how much more is he misunderstood in ours? Could it be that a surface reading of Paul in a modern day mind-set could leave the reader with the wrong impression? Peter said of Paul's words that "...some things [are] hard to understand, which those who are untaught and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures" (2Pt. 3:15-16). This needs to be kept in mind while going through Paul's epistles. We are even more susceptible to misunderstanding, given we are almost two thousand years removed from their writing, and separated geographically and culturally!
  In this week's teaching, Paul explains the most important reason the Torah was given - to point us toward Messiah. It is sort of a conundrum, isn't it? The Torah leads us to Messiah... yet the Messiah is the Torah made flesh. How then could it have been done away with in Christ, when He Himself is the Word made flesh?
  As we go through Galatians, remember that Jesus said, "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them, but to fulfill them..." Paul could not, as an apostle of Messiah teach otherwise. To do so would disqualify him.
As we go through these difficult words penned by Paul, keep in mind that if they seem difficult, you are not alone. People have struggled with Paul's writings since he penned them. Let's be good Boreans as we search the scriptures to see if these things are so (Acts 17:11). Thanks for joining us at The Word Is Grace.

May the Lord bless you and keep you,

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