Gal 4:30,31 How the Law Applies 2

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How the Law Applies 2

Gal 4:30,31  But what does the Scripture say? "Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son." (Gen 21:10) Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.

The idea is to not mix yeast in the dough, the yeast being the false teachings of the circumcision. It is the spirit - the idea - of these false teachings which constitute the "slave woman". Her children are those who propagate her ideas, in this case being the group of the circumcision. What Paul is instructing them to do is to not consider their legalistic doctrine to be a part of Christian doctrine, and also to not consider those who propagate such doctrine as being Christians. Such people are not to have a say in the Christian community.

More generally, this is the position concerning cults. While dialogue may be necessary for the purpose of evangelism, Christians are not to define their doctrine based upon cults, like Islam. Mohammed is not a prophet of God, and the "Jesus" of the Islam is not the Biblical Jesus. And Muslims are to be reckoned unsaved and are not among the children of God. (See also Islam and the Bible)

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