Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Galatians 4:21-31
by: Dorothy Noel.
The story of Hagar and Sarah from Genesis was well known to Paul’s readers. He used this history as an allegory to relate his lesson to something his reader could understand. In this case, it was the difference between being held under the law and being freed. Similarly, he compared the Jerusalem he was familiar with, still predominantly Jewish and therefore under the law, with God’s heavenly city, which is free. By using history and geography his readers were familiar with, these lessons come through more clearly. What modern day allegories can we use to share the gospel of Christ with our world today?
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