Covenant Reformed News – December 2022 • Volume XIX, Issue 8
This article examines Galatians 3:25 to explain the abrogation of Mosaic ceremonial and civil law following Christ's incarnation and the coming of faith in the New Testament. Using specific examples from Old Testament legislation, the author argues that believers are no longer bound to these laws, as Christ and His redemptive work supersede the preparatory functions of the Mosaic covenant. The piece defends the discontinuity between Old and New Testament law observance from a Reformed theological perspective.
The Abrogation of the Mosaic Law Galatians 3:25 declares this good news: “after that [the] faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.” “The faith” is spoken of twice in verse 23 and once in verse 25 as something that “came” and was “revealed.” In the context, it is equivalent to the Christ who “came” and was “revealed” some 2,000 years ago. Christ is especially the object of our faith as the One in whom we are called to believe, for believing in Him is believing in the Triune God...