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Grow Up - Gal 4:1-11
gal 4.9
Summary: You are adult sons of God, so don’t behave like children; behave like the adult sons you are.
It is a great thing to be the seed of Abraham; it is an even greater thing to be a son of God.
This is the theme of Paul’s closing argument in the doctrinal section of his letter.
His discussion revolves around three facts that are closely connected to what had happened to his Galatian friends.
He speaks to them of their birthright as sons of God and shows them the difference between being a minor and being mature
The past: Acceptance of Spiritual Minority (4:1–3)
It is a great thing to be the seed of Abraham; it is an even greater thing to be a son of God.
This is the theme of Paul’s closing argument in the doctrinal section of his letter.
His discussion revolves around three facts that are closely connected to what had happened to his Galatian friends.
He speaks to them of their birthright as sons of God and shows them the difference between being a minor and being mature
Illustration - growing up
5 years old candy and toys
10 years old - friends and games
18 years old - the mall, friends fun
28 years old my finances and career
30 years old - my marriage , kids and providing
40 years old - college for kids, career, marriage and exercise
50 years old - retirement savings, grand kids and vacation time ....
When you grow and age your think differently
Then she jokingly asked him, “Who are you going to marry when you grow up?”
And without hesitation he replied, “When I grow up I'm going to be a pastor and marry them all.”
(Marian Obeda, London, Ontario, “Rolling Down the Aisle,” Christian Reader)
Most children look forward to growing up, because there is greater freedom with fewer restrictions.
That’s why it’s so tragic when you see an adult still living with his or her parents, still dependent on someone else to make all their decisions for them.
However, it’s even more tragic when a believer, whom God considers as an adult son, lives like a child.
offended easily
bitter about the past
based happiness on wither they or others obey the rules
The problem is there is no magic formula.
There is no “law” which guarantees the good life.
So…
The problem is there is no magic formula.
There is no “law” which guarantees the good life.
So…
I QUIT BEHAVING LIKE CHILDREN.
gal 4.1-
Stop depending on rules and regulations to find the good life.
Stop relying on some-kind-of law or magic formula to get ahead in life.
I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.
(ESV)
A child is like a slave, because someone else is managing his life.
He cannot manage his own estate, and he cannot make his own decisions.
A child is like a slave, because someone else is managing his life.
He cannot manage his own estate, and he cannot make his own decisions.
When Princess Diana died in 1997, she left a sizeable inheritance for her two sons, William and Harry, in the amount of $20.4 million.
With investments and interest, that amount grew during their teens and twenties to $31.4 million.
But the provision was such that William and Harry were only able to inherit this considerable estate after their 30th birthdays.
In June, 2012, William turned 30 and received his portion of the inheritance.
Later, Harry received his portion on his 30th birthday as well.
(Frank Lovelace, “Prince William turns 30, inherits share of Diana estate,” Newsday, 6-20-12; www.PreachingToday.com)
You see, you don’t give a child nearly $16 million!
No!
You wait until he or she is old enough to make responsible decisions!
That’s the way it was for God’s people.
For nearly 1500 years, from the time of Moses until the time of Christ, God’s people were like children in His eyes.
They were like slaves under the guardianship of the law.
In dealing with believers as minors,
In dealing with believers as minors, Paul is looking at the past and has the Jewish believers particularly in mind.
He wants to draw the contrast between the spiritual immaturity of the past and the full maturity and freedom that we have in Christ.
He has already shown the Law, in its roles as taskmaster, schoolmaster, prison guard, and chaperon.
He now compares it to a legal guardian.
Under the old economy, the believer was a ward of the state, so to speak.
His property and his inheritance were in the care of another.
All of that is changed in Christ.
In dealing with believers as minors,
In dealing with believers as minors, Paul is looking at the past and has the Jewish believers particularly in mind.
He wants to draw the contrast between the spiritual immaturity of the past and the full maturity and freedom that we have in Christ.
He has already shown the Law, in its roles as taskmaster, schoolmaster, prison guard, and chaperon.
He now compares it to a legal guardian.
Under the old economy, the believer was a ward of the state, so to speak.
His property and his inheritance were in the care of another.
All of that is changed in Christ.
Paul is looking at the past and has the Jewish believers particularly in mind.
He wants to draw the contrast between the spiritual immaturity of the past and the full maturity and freedom that we have in Christ.
He has already shown the Law, in its roles as taskmaster, schoolmaster, prison guard, and chaperon.
He now compares it to a legal guardian.
Under the old economy, the believer was a ward of the state, so to speak.
His property and his inheritance were in the care of another.
All of that is changed in Christ.
application
In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
(ESV)
The word for “children” is nēpios, which implies a small child, one not old enough to speak.
The Law treated people as infants.
Everything has to be spelled out for an infant.
A child must be told when to go to bed, when to get up, what to eat, and what to wear.
From the time it gets up to the time it goes to bed, it is told what to do and where to go.
Nearly all of its decisions are made for it.
Such was the Law, and such was the state of spiritual infancy of those under the Law.
Indeed, here is the very essence of legalism.
In the New Testament, God sets before us general principles.
Legalism lays down the law.
It says, “You must not do this, that, or the other thing; you must not go here, there, or the other place.
You must not wear that or style your hair like that; you must wear this.
You must give this amount, support these meetings or those programs, restrict yourself to this circle of fellowship, and boycott that group there.
You can believe only what we tell you to believe, and you are to attack everyone who dares to differ.
You may read these books, but you mustn’t read those books.”
The result is bondage.
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