4 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world. 4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.[b] 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
This calvinist idea that the word “Heir” is about a re born child of God. This is convenient. The notion that “heir” indicates someone that is an “heir” in the beginning of the allegory, is due to predestination of the elect, is completely imaginative! Heir does not equal regenerated person. It says this is an allegory. It kills me how calvinism takes this and makes the application that God is only talking about the elect in this passage. It is such torcher to scripture, but it is necessary for their doctrine. There is no reason to even think about calvinism, but if you are a perpetrator of that doctrine then you have to endlessly force calvinism into scripture. Thus loosing the revelation of Jesus Christ. The calvinist has to think about calvinism instead of Jesus when he reads his Bible! What if we compared “spiritual with spiritual” instead of Bible with calvinism? What would happen? This application of scripture neglects the reason God created man in the first place. Gen 1:27 is clear, man was created to “image”. If the calvinist was correct there would have to be a second creation. This second creation would be to “Image” the beast. That would be the “Goat”. This info is no where in scripture. Also not sure if God would be the creator of the goats or if satan would be. The calvinist script torcher in John 15 is proof that this would have to be the case. The calvinist is narsistic in their dogmatic theology. They are so set on having it their way that they are not interested or will not stand to think or consider any other thought. Though they think “logically” they do not “logically” think through their theology they brought to scripture. If the thinking equals election, chosen or sovereignty (Their deffinations), then it is Perfect! At the moment we can not even get past Gen 1:27 in the calvinist theology. This is a problem. You should take note. At this point if you allow the calvinist to continue in his teaching you will find yourself entangled in “doctrines of men” that could appear correct. It is the same with evolution. If you give the evolutionist “quantum leap”, you will be entangled in the same way. So keep your antennas up! Man made ideas always replace Jesus! So when you read your Bible think and meditate on the Author of Life, Jesus. As soon as someone has you thinking of someone else or something else you better beware!
Anyway, back to whats up. This is an allegory. Why would a preacher say, “you can not use all of scripture allegorically”? “You can only do that where scripture does” or “You are stretching scripture”. This is so hypocritical! Every Sunday the preacher uses word pictures and allegories and worldly applications to prove his sermon context and thoughts he is portraying or attempting to get across to the listeners. Prophetic type narrative suggests Jesus is in all of scripture. He is the theme in ALL of scripture, in dreams, visions, allegories, miracles, teachings, way, parable, figure of speach, proverb, sign, wonder…etc. The preacher says no, no , no, you can not do that! But then you are told, he is in all your circumstances this week. Also the preacher thinks Jesus is in all his stories about life as he preaches and uses these daily happenings as if Jesus is in them. Blahahahaha, what hypocracy! Jesus is in everything but the Bible Now! I’m glad the preacher found him hiding under the rock in his back yard because the preacher will never be able to find him spiritually in the scripture. You know why? Because he says you can not do that. This is crazy! This is due in part to dispensationalism. Dispensationalism claims you have to understand scripture logically. They loose the spiritual understanding given by the Holy Spirit. So dispensationalism removes the Revelation of Jesus Christ. The Revelation of Jesus Christ and all previous “spiritually inspired” (not logically thought) writtings. Thats nice aint it? Thats why you have been held in darkness. That is how to understand your book of Revelation, says them! If I’m right then dispensationalism is nothing but a cartoon of sensationalism to entertain the bottle sucking saved that will not study their Bibles but instead pay someone to do their God given JOB! If you think I’m wrong then prove your dispensationalism! I’m waiting! I can prove PTN ALL DAY! Thats what I have been doing!
It is also interesting that calvinism, dispensationalism, nontrinitarians (Jehova Wittnesses), athiests and evolutionist, just to name a few, spend their time arguing and debating their case. Well, when someone receives a Revelation of Jesus Christ, there is no debate. The individual either receives the message through faith or rejects the message. If there is an argument, it is about their doubt, not debate. They debate creation, the flood, age of the earth, maybe some of the Bible characters are fictional, when things really happened, if they happened at all, when Jesus was really born, If he was raised a spiritual being, who is really in charge, who you are really subject to, what you can “DO” to be saved, how many gods there are, if there are any at all, faith is a crutch, God is not subject to you, when rapture will occure, different ”will for Israel, pre-mid-post tribulation, millennial reigns ….etc It’s endless.
If these other philosophies would spend their time in pursuit of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, instead of trying to prove their genius thoughts, the Church would have had, by demonstration, how to compare spiritual with spiritual. Which I have written about elsewhere. Basically, we would not be in this carnal foolishness (1Cor chapters 1-3). The line of demarcation, from the cults, seperating truth from fiction, would be Obvious, No Smoke!
8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.
Sounds like:
Who has bewitched you?
Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
Paul asks,
Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by calvinism, or by believing what you heard?
After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?
Lets finish by means of the flesh, Okay?
Paul grabs an allegory and uses it to demonstrate the grip of the Law.
So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
Do not forget that:
Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
Bad Idea to change the plan! Bad idea to read into scripture instead of extract out of scripture. Extracting is correct “Exogesis”. And using Scripture as a Revelation of Jesus Christ, maintains the synergistic reason for Gods Word. God absolutely tells us how to translate scripture. I have written about this also. Read: 1Cor ch 1-3, 10-11, 1Peter 1:10-12, Luke 24:44-45, John 5:39. Galatians is “how to translate your Bible class 101. That is why we are studying Galatians right now. So that we will hear God tell us how to translate scripture. God is using the application of the “heir” in bondage. And the “bondage” is the Law. God is not trying to communicate to you that you were born saved and you just did not know it yet. At this point I would like to ask the calvinist and the dispensationalist a question. It is the same question Paul asked.
4:16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Do you want to argue about calvinism and dispensationalism or receive the message through faith in the Revelation of Jesus Christ?
I think God puts this just right, listen.
17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them. 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.
Boom! Misdirected Zeal!
The wand of the witch, mesmerizes the baby to sleep. As the baby nestles down into a long wilderness nap. At a minimum Paul is overly perplexed about this enchantment! The mesmerized sleeping baby awakes at the end of his wilderness nap to find they have lost their opportunity to repent from this rejection of faith in Jesus Christ.
heir/patriarch
As we continue to read we really need to get whats going on.
24 Now these facts are about to be used [by me] as an allegory [that is, I will illustrate by using them]: for these women can represent two covenants: one [covenant originated] from Mount Sinai [where the Law was given] that bears children [destined] for slavery; she is Hagar.
Facts used spiritually. I really hope you got that. Dispensationalists say you have to read Revelation literally. All facts. Genius interpretations. Library and college degrees explaining Gods Word. Whatever.
5 It was for this freedom that Christ set us free [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery [which you once removed].
Side note: Remember, calvinism wants you to redirect your faith. The object of calvinistic faith is sovereignity. Calvinism says “sovereignity” is the supposed requirement of salvation.
2 Notice, it is I, Paul, who tells you that if you receive circumcision [as a supposed requirement of salvation], Christ will be of no benefit to you [for you will lack the faith in Christ that is necessary for salvation]. 3 Once more I solemnly affirm to every man who receives circumcision [as a supposed requirement of salvation], that he is under obligation and required to keep the whole Law. 4 You have been severed from Christ, if you seek to be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] through the Law; you have fallen from grace [for you have lost your grasp on God’s unmerited favor and blessing]. 5 For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit,
BY FAITH,
are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation]. 6 For [if we are] in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith activated and expressed and working through love.
Galatians 5 Stomps this change of faith to Hell. Trusting in circumsision or any point of the law, or trusting, or believing, in some other teaching, LIKE SOVEREIGNITY, rather than faith in the Revelation of Jesus Christ equals Fallen from Grace says God.
7 You were running [the race] well; who has interfered and prevented you from obeying the truth? 8 This [deceptive] persuasion is not from Him who called you [to freedom in Christ]. 9 A little leaven [a slight inclination to error, or a few false teachers] leavens the whole batch [it perverts the concept of faith and misleads the church]. 10 I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view [contrary to mine on the matter]; but the one who is disturbing you, whoever he is, will have to bear the penalty.
NOT PEOPLE OF DISPENSATIONALISM
NOT CALVINIST
NOT EVOLUTIONIST
NOT JEHOVA WITNESSES
NOT BUDDHIST
NOT HINDUISM
NOT KEEPERS OF THE LAW OR FLESH
3:9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
3:9 So then those who are people of faith [whether Jew or Gentile] are blessed and favored by God [and declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with Him] along with Abraham, the believer.
ONLY THOSE WHO STAND FIRM IN THEIR FAITH IN THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST!
CASE CLOSED! SAYS GOD!
Bill Moyer
