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Galatians 4:1-9

Galatians 4:1-9 CSB

Now I say that as long as the heir  is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner  of everything. Instead, he is under guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elements  of the world.  When the time came to completion, God sent his Son,  born of a woman,  born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.  And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son  into our  hearts, crying, “ Abba ,  Father! ”  So you are no longer a slave  but a son,  and if a son, then God has made you an heir.  But in the past, since you didn’t know God,  you were enslaved to things  that by nature are not gods. But now, since you know God,  or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless  elements?  Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?