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Galatians 4:3

James Moffatt - New Testament

So with us. When we were under age, we lived under the thraldom of the Elemental spirits of the world;

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As you died with Christ to the Elemental spirits of the world, why live as if you still belonged to the world? Why submit to rules and regulations like

Beware of anyone getting hold of you by means of a theosophy which is specious make-believe, on the lines of human tradition, corresponding to the Elemental spirits of the world and not to Christ.

but now that you know God — or rather, are known by God — how is it you are turning back again to the weakness and poverty of the Elemental spirits? Why do you want to be enslaved all over again by them?

There were traitors of false brothers, who had crept in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus; they did aim at enslaving us again.

Hence we are children of no slave-woman, my brothers, but of the free-woman,

Well now, why are you trying to impose a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we ourselves could bear?

You have received no slavish spirit that would make you relapse into fear; you have received the Spirit of sonship. And when we cry, "Abba! Father!",

So Jesus addressed the Jews who had believed him, saying, "If you abide by what I say, you are really disciples of mine:

one who has become a priest by the power of an indissoluble Life and not by the law of an external command;

for mount Sinai is away in Arabia. She corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for the latter is in servitude with her children.

Then what about the Law? Well, it was interpolated for the purpose of producing transgressions till such time as the Offspring arrived to whom the Promise was made; also, it was transmitted by means of angels through the agency of an intermediary

Come to me, all who are labouring and burdened, and I will refresh you.

The Law is spiritual; we know that. But then I am a creature of the flesh, in the thraldom of sin.

You put up with a man who assumes control of your souls, with a man who spends your money, with a man who dupes you, with a man who gives himself airs, with a man who flies in your face.

he is under guardians and trustees till the time fixed by his father.

In those days, when you were ignorant of God, you were in servitude to gods who are really no gods at all;

Now this is an allegory. The women are two covenants. One comes from mount Sinai, bearing children for servitude; that is Hagar,

Though by this time you should be teaching other people, you still need someone to teach you once more the rudimentary principles of the divine revelation. You are in need of milk, not of solid food.




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