"If salvation is by works then only the fertile can have children." Wow - unpack that! Paul's brilliant use of the story of Sarah and Hagar condemns any dependence on works for salvation. Hagar was fertile and the effort to bring about God's promise through her failed. Sarah was old and barren, yet God in his own sovereign power and grace fulfills his promise through her. Paul is saying there are two ways of salvation - put your faith in the right one. The Ishmael path often persecutes the Isaac path and we see this occurring in the Galatians church Paul is writing to.

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