Galatians 3:15
“Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.”
What does Galatians 3:15 mean?
Paul is making a straightforward point about promises: when two people make an agreement and seal it, you don't just undo it or change the terms whenever you feel like it. That's basic integrity in any human relationship or business deal. He's using this everyday truth to explain something crucial about God's promise to Abraham. The law came 430 years later, but that doesn't cancel out or rewrite the original covenant God made. Just as we respect the binding nature of human agreements, we should understand that God's promises aren't erased by what comes after them. The point is reassurance for people worried that following rules somehow invalidated God's deeper commitment to them.