Galatians 3:19 Meaning and Explanation
“Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.”
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What Does Galatians 3:19 Mean?
If the promise is what saves, Paul anticipates the question: what was the law for? He answers that it was added because of transgressions. It exposed sin and restrained it, serving a real but temporary purpose, until the promised seed should come.
The law had a time and a task. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator, marking it as a step in God's plan rather than its summit. Once Christ, the seed, arrived, the law's appointed role reached its goal. It pointed beyond itself all along.
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What does Galatians 3:19 mean?
Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the promised seed should come.