Galatians 4:12-31 Appeal and Allegory
Channel: Mike Attwood
Date: 2024-04-07

Paul described the marvelous position they had enjoyed as sons and heirs (in verses 1-7) and the wonderful truth of Biblical adoption.  He then expressed his concern over their second turn from God to the "weak and beggarly elements", putting themselves under Mosaic law.

Now he makes a passionate appeal concerning a change of attitude.  He's going to describe what their initial response to him was and how it had changed.

What has brought about all this change?  Can we see the wreckage caused by false teaching?

In verses 21-31 we have an allegory, which is not common in Scripture. This allegory is going to show the difference between bondage and liberty.

Like Isaac we are miraculous births.  This is where we are: children of the free, not of the slave.