Thus the law had become our guardian until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous by faith.

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

But the law is not based on faith, but the one who does the works of the law will live by them.

For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.

What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.