St Paul’s argument shatters the theory of those who kept insisting that one was saved by the Law alone. According to Paul, Abraham was told by God that in him all nations would be blessed! Hence those who show faith are saved and receive the same blessings as Abraham, the father of faith; even though they may have lived years before the law was given by Moses. The gift of the Spirit cannot be restricted to those who live solely by the Law.

In the Gospel, Jesus’ exorcisms testify that those who possess the Spirit of God are capable of great feats. In claiming that it is through the finger of God that He casts out demons, Jesus is speaking of the almighty power of God of which only a finger is required to combat evil.

Jesus also advises those who have been liberated from their evil ways to necessarily replace them with some positive activity or else in moments of temptation they could regress into their old ways, and being further discouraged, would end up worse than before.