Galatians
Chapter
3 (Continued)
{Verses
27-29 Principal of Inheritance}
27~~
For [gar]
as
many of you
have
received baptism
[baptizo - aorist passive indicative - here the Holy Spirit
see Acts 19:2]
into/towards
[eis - directional inward]
{union with Christ}
Christ
{spiritual baptism}
have
"clothed themselves with"/"put on"
[enduo - aorist middle indicative]
Christ.
{Note: In this day, when a child moved to "adult son", the father have the child the "toga" of adulthood. That sign of maturity is what is in view here when you hear of Christ and believe. You receive the filling of God the Holy Spirit who becomes the "Teacher"/Paraclete of the adult son. He assists us to grow to maximum spiritual maturity.}
28~~There
presently is absolutely not [eni ouk]
Jew
nor Greek [Hellen]
[no racial distinctions for those "in Christ"],
there
is absolutely neither bond nor free
{no economic class differences},
there
is absolutely neither male nor female
[spiritually speaking, there is no sexual differences
in the Body of Christ - see the Biblical topic of sex]
. . .
for
you all keep on being
ONE
[heis - the number 1]
in/by/with
[en] Christ Jesus.
29~~Moreover
[de]
if
[ei - 1st class conditional if]
you
. . . [are] Christ's
-
and you are -
then
[ara]
you
are Abraham's seed
and
[kai]
heirs
[kleronomos]
according
to [kata]
the
promise. [epaggelia]
[Note: Coming full circle. Paul is referring once more to God's unconditional promise to Abraham.]
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