<p>Paul&#39;s argument that Abraham was justified by faith 430 years before the law demonstrates that righteousness has always come through believing God&#39;s promises rather than legal obedience. His teaching that the law served as a &quot;guardian&quot; until Christ came shows how the Mosaic system prepared for but cannot compete with the gospel of grace. The declaration that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female reveals how the gospel transcends all human divisions to create unified covenant community.</p><p><br></p>