Galatians 4:30 Meaning and Explanation
“Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →But Scripture says to cast out the slave woman and her son, for he will not share the inheritance with the son of the free woman.
What Does Galatians 4:30 Mean?
Paul quotes the decisive word from the account: cast out the slave woman and her son. The child of the slave will not inherit alongside the child of the free. The two cannot share the inheritance; the way of bondage has no place in the family of promise.
The application is clear and firm. The law-bondage the troublers press cannot coexist with the freedom of grace as the ground of standing before God. One must give way. The inheritance belongs to the children of the free woman, the children of promise, and to them alone.
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What does Galatians 4:30 mean?
But Scripture says to cast out the slave woman and her son, for he will not share the inheritance with the son of the free woman.