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Child-Trainer (παιδαγωγός)
The concept of a child-trainer is derived from the word for a young child (παῖς) combined with the verb “I lead” (ἄγω). Thus, it is a person who leads a child through discipline and correction to bring them to maturity.
In Galatians 3:24–25, the law is described as a child-trainer. The law child-trained those under it, the Jews, to bring them into faith in Christ. The law was not given for the purpose of justification, for by it the sin nature is revealed and shown for how sinful it is (Romans 7:13). The law dictated the lives of the Jews until faith in Christ came. Now that this faith has…
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