law and faith
Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. [Gal. 3] What does "in order that we might be justified by faith" mean? Is this result actually thought before the introduction of the law? I don't understand why the law was our guardian for us to be able to be justified by faith.

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