<p>3:14 <i>This was so that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith</i><i>- </i>Paul was so positive about his Galatians, many of whom he says seemed to be departing from the Christian faith. He feared he may have &ldquo;laboured in vain&rdquo; for some of them (Gal. 4:11), but he writes of his expectations in a totally positive way: &ldquo;Christ hath redeemed us&hellip; that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ: that we might receive the promise of the Spirit i.e. salvation&rdquo; (Gal. 3:13,14). &ldquo;For ye are <i>all</i> the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus; for as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ&hellip; then are ye Abraham&rsquo;s seed, and heirs according to the promise&rdquo; (Gal. 3:27-29)- yet Paul could write this despite knowing his readers&rsquo; lack of faith in Christ (Gal. 1:6; 3:1,3-5; 4:9,11,19,21; 5:4,7).&nbsp; &ldquo;And because ye are sons&hellip; thou art no more a servant, but a son: and if a son, then an heir of God though Christ&rdquo; (Gal. 4:6,7). &ldquo;So then brethren we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free&rdquo; (Gal. 4:31). If we believe that we ourselves will be there, we will spark off an upward spiral of positive thinking in the community of believers with whom we are associated. Think carefully on the Lord&rsquo;s words to the Pharisees: &ldquo;For ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in&rdquo; (Mt. 23:13). If we don&rsquo;t believe we will be there, we end up discouraging others.</p>