Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the…

The proper understanding of the phrase “before this faith came” is found in the fact that the definite article occurs before the word “faith.” By “…

Before faith came. The question proposed is now more fully defined. He explains at great length the use of the law, and the reason why it …

But before faith came
This is to be understood, not of the grace of faith, which was under the former dispensation, as now; th…

The law did not impart a living, saving knowledge. Instead, through its rites and ceremonies, especially its sacrifices, it pointed to Christ so th…

Here, the Apostle raises another question: whether the Law is contrary to grace. First, he poses the question, asking, Was the law then against…