"But the faith having come, no longer under a pedagogue are we."
-Again, faith was in play as long ago as Abraham, but what has taken place more recently is that faith has come into full flower, full clarity. It has come full circle, so to speak. Messiah has come, and we know His name - Jesus. And the law, imperfect tho it was, has done what it was supposed to do - it watched over us, kept us in bounds as best it could, and brought us to Christ.
-That is not to say that the law is now entirely useless. By no means. But those who come to Christ, who come to place their faith in Him, are no longer under that pedagogue. In the immortal words of Alice Cooper, "school's out." The old strict one, that is. That old school is out for summer, out completely. When faith has come, the law has played out its role in our lives. It is no longer in charge of us. We are no longer shut up to faith nor are we kept under guard by the law. The law was the surrogate, the substitute, the strict spiritual nanny, never intended to ever replace the Great Teacher Himself. Through faith, by faith, with faith, in faith we relate directly to Jesus Christ, and in fact He lives right inside us. Not some harsh cold external code, but a real live, living breathing Spirit Who writes His law in our hearts and Who abides with us and in us always and forever. New school...!
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