20. But a mediator is not needed when there is only one side. And God is only one.
21. Does this mean that the law is against God’s promises? Never! If there were a law that could give men life, then we could be made right by following that law.
22. But this is not true, because the Scriptures showed that the whole world is bound by sin. This was so that the promise would be given through faith. And it is given to people who believe in Jesus Christ.
23. Before this faith came, we were all held prisoners by the law. We had no freedom until God showed us the way of faith that was coming.
24. So the law was our master until Christ came. After Christ came, we could be made right with God through faith.
25. Now the way of faith has come, and we no longer live under the law.
26-27. You were all baptized into Christ, and so you were all clothed with Christ. This shows that you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
28. Now, in Christ, there is no difference between Jew and Greek. There is no difference between slaves and free men. There is no difference between male and female. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.
29. You belong to Christ. So you are Abraham’s descendants. You get all of God’s blessings because of the promise that God made to Abraham.