And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
29. Then are ye Abraham’s seed. This is not intended to convey the idea, that to be a child of Abraham is better than to be a member of Christ, — but to repress the pride of the Jews, who gloried in their privilege, as if they alone were the people of God.
The law was given to convince men of sin and to restrain them from running into excess. It was never meant to overthrow the promise, but to serve it by directing sinners to Christ, the only way sin is expiated and pardoned.
AI summary
Commenting on Galatians 3:19-29
For if ye be Christ's,.... Or seeing ye are his, not by creation only, but by the Father's gift to him, by the purchase of his own blood, by the power of his grace, making them willing to give up themselves to him; not only his by profession, saying they are the Lord's, calling themselves by his name; but by possession, Christ dwelling in their...