Galatians 4:1-7 - No Longer Slaves But Sons And Heirs
1 But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he does not differ from a slave, though being lord of all; 2 but he is under guardians and housemasters until the term appointed before by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were infants, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, coming into being out of a woman, having come under Law, 5 that He might redeem those under Law, so that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7 So that you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.