Sons and Heirs
1I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,1 though he is the owner of everything, 2but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles2 of the world. 4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. 9But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? 10You observe days and months and seasons and years! 11I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain.
A Word before Communion
Galatians 4:4–5 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 32:58 • ID: 3612
When? What? Why? — Part One
Galatians 4:4–7 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 46:18 • ID: 2415
When? What? Why? — Part Two
Galatians 4:4–7 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 36:32 • ID: 2416
Why God Sent His Son
Galatians 4:4–5 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 43:12 • ID: 2128
Navigating the Nativity
A Study on the Birth of the Lord Jesus Galatians 4:4–5, John 6:25–40 Series • ID: 25701
A Study in Galatians, Volume 1
Right with God Galatians 1:1–5:12 Series • ID: 14801Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.