Gal 3:20 | TNotes | STEP | 3:20 The law, given through angels and a mediator , required agreement between God and the people. The law was conditional, with blessings and curses attached to keeping or not keeping its statutes. In contrast, God gave his promise to Abraham directly; he did not use a mediator . It was God’s unilateral and unconditional commitment. • God, who is one: Paul used the basic Jewish creed (Deut 6:4 ) to convince Gentile Christians not to become Jewish converts.

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‏ Galatians 3:20

3:20 ^a The law, given through angels and a mediator, required agreement between God and the people. The law was conditional, with blessings and curses attached to keeping or not keeping its statutes. In contrast, God gave his promise to Abraham directly; he did not use a mediator. It was God’s unilateral and unconditional commitment.

• God, who is one: Paul used the basic Jewish creed (Deut 6:4 ^b) to convince Gentile Christians not to become Jewish converts.