Galatians 4:26
26 But [de] Jerusalem [Hierousalem] which is above [ano] is [esti] free [eleutheros], which [hostis] is [esti] the mother [meter] of us [hemon] all [pas]. KJV-Interlinear
26 But the Jerusalem above is
free; she is our mother. NASB
Whereas, Mt. Sinai is of this world and represents
the works and burdens and enslavement of humanity, then Jerusalem has its
origin in heaven and represents the work of God and the promise from God
resulting in the ultimate freedom that is available to all of humanity that
believes.
Belief is a non-meritorious thought, for which we can
claim no credit for merely thinking. Thinking is effortless and does not
constitute any form of work on our part.
To merely listen and learn and think, is our role, whereas God has
already done all of the work necessary for salvation, as well all of the work
that is needed for our spiritual function and growth.
The contrast here is between the freedom of Gods
design, versus the slavery of mans design.
Sarah was the legitimate wife and therefore the
legitimate mother of her offspring which God promised. Hagar was not the source or the means of Gods
promise.
The line of Christ came through Sarah, not through
Hagar. And, even though Abraham is the common
father, the line of promise came through Sarah, not Hagar.
Similarly, the line of your blessing comes through
faith which is by means of Gods promise, and not of works. Works are of mans design. Faith is of Gods design.
God has already done all of the work necessary, and
to reinvent works on ones own, is an insult toward God as well as total
stupidity.
How can one presume that you can do something
better than God?
How can one adopt a different method of
spirituality than that designed by God?
And of course arrogance is the basis for all
departures from Gods design.
Then why would anyone pursue something that is
definitely a failure, when Gods method is a sure success?
And again that answer is that arrogance clouds the
judgment and reasoning of the individual, making ones own methods out to be
better or equivalent or at least as good as Gods methods, and therefore the
assumption is that they are acceptable to God as a viable and legitimate substitute. And that is why most people fail.
