Galatians 3:25
25 But [de] after that faith [pistis] is come, [erchomai] we are [esmen] no longer [eti] [ouketi] under [hupo] a
schoolmaster. [paidagogos] KJV-Interlinear
25 But now that faith has come,
we are no longer under a tutor. NASB
When a child grows up under the charge of his
guardian, then at some point he arrives at an age where he no longer needs the
guardian and the function of the guardian ceases.
Under this symbolism, the Law was the guardian
under which all believers were under the hold of its rigid requirements.
But when the child became of age, or in this
example, when history revealed and Christ and the Cross event actually
occurred, then the child through faith was no longer under the restraint of the
Law.
The Law demonstrated what needed to be done, the
perfect life, but of which no one could accomplish because it was impossible
for man to live a perfect life forever.
Faith, on the other hand, is the freedom from that
constraint, in that Christ lived the perfect life, and paid the price of
freedom for us all.
The Law, was thus dismissed as no longer required
or even necessary.
In ancient times, the father decided when the child
was ready to leave the nest so to speak, and no longer needed his
guardian.
In the spiritual realm, the Father, who is God,
decided the timing of the first advent and the release of all believers from
the constraints of the Law. The law was
thus dismissed and no longer necessary.
The Law of Moses was nothing more than serving as a
guardian function for believers, constantly reminding of the perfections
required and the impossibilities of doing them.
The Law was never a path to freedom.
It only pointed to the path to freedom, which path was and is faith.
