What does it mean that Christ was born in the fullness of the time?
It means Christ’s birth happened according to God’s precise timetable, at the exact right day, hour, and year, after four thousand years of varied human responsibility. The Messiah was born in Bethlehem at the appointed time so the work of the cross could be finished, fulfilling the promise God made in Genesis 3:15.
Les explains that the fullness of time means that, according to God’s schedule, at the exact right day and hour and year, the Messiah was born in Bethlehem. After four thousand years of varying types of responsibility, God did something totally different. This birth fulfilled the promise made way back in Genesis chapter three, verse fifteen. The work of the cross could not be finished until Christ had first been born at Bethlehem. Paul does not rehearse all the details of Joseph and Mary because that had already been implied and prophesied. It happened because it was in God’s timetable.
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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When was Christ born according to Galatians 4?
Christ was born in the fullness of time, right on God's timetable, as Galatians 4 teaches.