12. • 當時候滿足的時候
• 神差遣祂的兒子
• 為女子所生
• 且生在律法以下
• 要贖出律法以下被咒詛的人
• 所以我們可以因著基督成為神的兒女
• 並領受基督耶穌兒子的靈
• 可以開口呼叫阿爸父!
• When the fullness of time had come
• God sent forth His Son
• Born of a woman – law of sin & death
• Born under the law – curse of the law
• To redeem those under the law (under its curse)
• So we can receive adoption as sons
基督幫助我們
13. We are adopted
into God’s Family
(加4:7)
•可見，從此以後，你不是奴僕，乃是兒子了；既是兒子，
就靠著神為後嗣。(加4:7)
•我們是因著耶穌基督而成為神的後嗣，而不是因著肉身(猶
太人或是外邦人)守著律法的規定而成為神的後嗣(Heirs
of the promise through Christ)
Paul sees both Jews and Gentiles adopted into the
Family of God, through Jesus Christ. None of us
are heirs by birth.
16. 歸回那懦弱無用的小學(加4:8-11)
• 不認識神的時候崇拜偶像
You did not know God & served those which by nature are not gods
• 而如今你已認識神
Now – after you have know God – or rather are known of God (like Abraham in Gen 18:19)
• 卻為何還歸回無用的小學
Return to the weak & beggarly elements (rituals of the law or paganism – both are the
same!)
• 難道你們喜歡再回到律法的綑綁之中嗎?
You desire to be in bondage (human nature likes it!)
8. 但從前你們不認識神的時候，是給那些本來不是神的作奴僕；
9. 現在你們既然認識神，更可說是被神所認識的，怎麼還要歸回那懦弱無用的
小學，情願再給他作奴僕呢？
10.你們謹守日子、月分、節期、年分。
11.我為你們害怕、惟恐我在你們身上是枉費了工夫。
27. 就成了你們的仇敵嗎？(加 4:16)
保羅的疾病讓他有機會向加拉太教會傳福音
(Paul’s illness (“thorn in the flesh”) caused him to preach in Galatia)
你們沒有輕看我，也沒有厭棄我
(You didn’t “despise or reject” me (Isa 53))
接待保羅如同神的使者
(Received Paul as an angel, as Jesus himself)
神因著加拉太人的接待而祝福他們，但現在卻因著保羅指
正他們，而視保羅為敵人
(God blessed them at that time – when they would have done anything for Paul Now that Paul
has pointed out they have changed, some claimed he was the enemy)
16.如今我將真理告訴你們，就成了你們的仇敵嗎？
38. 自主之婦人所生的是憑著應許生的
Hagar – slave
Ishmael – of the flesh
Sarah – free
Isaac – thru promise
The two
covenants
• From Mt Sinai
• Children are slaves
• Jerusalem which now is
• Driven by fear
• From Mt Zion (above)
• Children are free
• Jerusalem to come
• Energized by love
