Mark

Kay,

We are never going to agree on Gal 3. The epistle is an extroadinary outline of the gospel and soteriology. Paul is addressing the galatian heresy so YES he was talking about how you are saved and what is salvation. For example Paul outlines justification by faith and not works. It is littered throughout the whole epistle.

Paul is arguing against the Judaizers who had come to galatia making the gentiles be circumcised. THus Paul responds that there is no need for the old law in Christ. Regardless of who you are; male/female, slave/ free, jew/ gentile etc…we are all one in Christ. Salvation is for all who come to Him in faith.

To argue for ecclesiology as the primary function just doesn’t fit the context, nor the content of the letter, nor the overall purpose of the letter.