In Galatians 4:21–31, Paul reads Genesis 16 and 21 “allegorically,” taking Hagar and Sarah to represent two covenants and ways of seeking to secure God’s covenant promises.
So is Paul just playing fast and loose with the Old Testament? Dr. David deSilva joins me on What in the Word? to discuss.
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Fullness of Salvation in Christ (Colossians 2:6-15)
CrossWay Community Church
August 28th, 2022
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Paul’s argument in Colossians 2:11-12 assume the following three things:
Allow me to briefly elaborate on each of these assertions.
You’ll notice in this passage, as Paul addresses the Colossians, he can assume all of them have been baptized (“you been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him”). It was assumed that believers were baptized, such that Paul can readily appeal to their baptism as part of his argument here. Paul, along with the rest of the New Testament, has no category or conception of an unbaptized believer.
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