Isaac was born because of God’s promise. Isaac was not born because of Abraham’s effort. The Christians in Galatia were like Isaac. They belonged to God’s family. This happened because of God’s promise. It did not happen by their own effort.

Verse 29-30

God promised a son to Abraham. But God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit, actually made it happen.

You can read about this event in Genesis 21:8-10. Ishmael did not deal with Isaac in the right way. Ishmael caused trouble for Isaac. Ishmael, the slave, is like the people who were still trying to please God by their own efforts. Isaac, the free son, is like the Christians. The false teachers caused Paul a lot of trouble. They caused trouble in the *church too. People who do not trust Jesus Christ cannot receive God’s blessings. (‘Blessings’ means the good things that God gives.) Such people will not receive anything that God has promised to Christians. The false teachers would have been very angry with Paul when they heard this. They worked hard to obey the *Jewish law. They supposed that God would reward them for their effort. And they did not want to trust Jesus.

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