Whose Son Are You?

As we come to Galatians 4:21-31, we find Paul’s final argument in the defense of the doctrine of grace. In these verses, he confronts the false teachers with their own words. In verse 21, he asks a question designed to probe deeply and make them see, one final time, that they did not even understand the law they professed. From this question, he leads them into an allegorical argument, showing again that salvation is by grace alone.

The Jews who were seeking to bring the people of Galatia under bondage were purposefully neglecting portions of the law and only emphasizing the technical portions of the law. Through his argument, Paul will cause them and us to consider the truth about God’s grace. In this passage we have the Allegory of the Two Covenants.