Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
Parallel translations
- WEB But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
- KJV But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
- NKJV But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
- NASB But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
- NLT And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian.
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Quick answer
Now that faith has come, believers are no longer under the law's supervision. Christ has brought the age of the guardian to its end.
Overview
With the arrival of Christ and the gospel of faith, the law's tutoring role is fulfilled and complete. Believers now live in the freedom and maturity of faith, no longer under the guardian. This does not abolish God's moral will but marks the end of the law as the custodial path to righteousness in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Rom 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- Rom 7:4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
- Heb 10:15–18The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:
- Heb 8:3–13And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
- Heb 7:11–19Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
- Gal 4:1–6What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
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