Galatians 4:1-7 - No Longer Slaves But Sons And Heirs
1 I mean this: As long as the heir is under age he is not a whit better off than a slave, although he is heir of all the property, 2 but he is under guardians and trustees until the time fixed by the father. 3 So when we were spiritually under age, we were slaves to the world's crude notions, 4 but when the proper time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to law, 5 to ransom those who were subject to law, so that we might be adopted as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, "Abba," that is, "Father." 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir by God's own act.