Gal 3:17  Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect. ASV

Gal 3:17  And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. KJV

Gal 3:17  And I say this, A covenant having been ratified before to Christ by God, the Law coming into being four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul the promise, so as to abolish LITV

Gal 3:17  And I say this, A covenant having been ratified by God in Christ, the Law (coming into being four hundred and thirty years after) does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it. MKJV
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                                     COMMENTARY

   Most children who have attained a simple degree of comprehension of the English language know the difference between the words 'before' and 'after'.

"Clean up your room Before you go to sleep."
"Use the towel After you wash your hands."

  The "covenant" here spoken of was confirmed four hundred and thirty years ~Before~...
Before what!? Before the Law was given.. to Moses and the Israelites at Mt Sinai. This can only mean... according to sane linguistic understanding, that ~Before~ Sinai there was no "Ten Commandments" given, for that's what is meant here by the term 'Law'. This means that Covenant Theologians are setting forth a Satanic doctrine of darkness when they attempt to claim that the Ten Commandments are the -Eternal and unchangeable- law of God which was given to Adam and/or are "written on the hearts of all men  by nature."

Dialog;
Bible-searching Trouble Maker; Hey! Pasta Puritan... When was the law given?

PP; First-leeeee-e-e-e! It was given to Adam in the Garden Of Eden  w-a-y.... back inn ye book-a Genesis!

BTM; Oh! But here Paul, who was an Apostle writing under the influence of the Holy Ghost, says that the law was not given until four hundred and thirty years   ~A—F—T—E—R~  Abraham!

PP; Well... Paul might have been an Apostle.. but you see my son... I’m a PP. I wear a long white wig and a black gown and have written 27 books. Therefore I outrank Paul!

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John says that people who do not abide in the doctrine of Jesus Christ do not have God.

The doctrine of Covenant Theology is a doctrine of Satan! Can a person abide in a doctrine of Satan and have God?

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