Man Talk

I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. — Galatians 4:1-5 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to the 1300 men at Men's Advance from Alexandria, MN. Thanks for letting me be with you over the weekend. If you remember back a few days, Paul had compared the Law to a "prison warden" and a "pedagogue." Now, he compares it to “guardians and managers” whose job was to supervise until the date of their status had ended. Here's Paul's illustration. There was a long period of time when your Father (God) used the Law to guard and manage you. During this time, you were like a son who was no d