Fixed awkward sentence in 3:29
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@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ In 3:28, Paul told Christians to think of each other as equal to each other. Pau
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When Paul called the Galatians "heirs according to promise" in 3:29, because in the same way children inherit their parents things when they die, Christians will inherit the kingdom of God because of Jesus’s death and resurrection. Romans gave and received an inheritance from family members. It was a gift. In 3:25-29, Paul wrote about some of the many gifts they received from God. These gifts were inherited because they were now part of God's family. Paul talks about several of these gifts:
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Paul called the Galatians "heirs according to promise" in 3:29, because, just like children inherit their parents things when they die, Christians will inherit the kingdom of God because of Jesus' death and resurrection. Romans gave and received an inheritance from family members. It was a gift. In 3:25-29, Paul wrote about some of the many gifts they received from God. These gifts were inherited because they were now part of God's family. Paul talks about several of these gifts:
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They no longer needed the law as a "guardian" the way Paul had written about in 3:23-24.
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God adopted them into his family because they believed in Jesus.
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They were "baptized into Christ." Paul wanted Christians to know that Jesus joined Christians to himself. Christians are also joined to each other because they all believe in Jesus. Paul used words about a person putting on clothing as a metaphor for this.
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