What is the blessedness of Mary? And how will Jesus turn this world upside down?

Gabriel announces that Mary’s child will rule the world.

Looking at Paul's teaching that the true freedom comes not from self-rule or performance, but from Christ's children redemption, our adoption as God's children, and the Spirit's witness that we are fully known and loved.

Christians are not under the Law. So how do we relate to it?

The Law is not opposed to God's promises of grace - it leads us to receive them.

Jesus becomes our curse, and the blessing of Abraham is poured out.

Paul argues that true children of Abraham are not so because of DNA or cultural traditions, but through faith. This gospel truth is not simply a New Testament reality, but indeed something that the Scripture itself proclaimed, even in Genesis. This is especially good news to those whom God calls to himself and saves from non-Christian backgrounds, like Abraham who came from a family of idol worshipers.

Paul tells us the way God intends to continue filling us with the Holy Spirit.

Leaving the law doesn’t make you lawless if Christ empowers your life by faith.

"By Works of the Law No One Will Be Justified"