Thematic Bible: Conferred


Thematic Bible



For you did not receive the Holy Spirit, to enslave you again to fear, [Note: Some translators take "Holy Spirit" here to be "spirit," making the verse say "you did not receive the spirit of slavery"], but you received the Holy Spirit [who produces] sonship, so we can call out, "Abba", [which means] "Father." Verse ConceptsAdoption, Results OfAdoption, Assurance OfAdoption, descriptions ofAbbaBeing A KidBeing AfraidIntimacyLanguagesOrigins Of Spiritual LifePrayer, As A Relationship With GodSlavery, SpiritualTimidityIndwelling Of The Holy SpiritNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit, And PrayerThe Holy Spirit In The ChurchAdoptionFreed From FearSubject To EvilConvictionslaveryFreedomAdoption Is By God's GracesonshipOvercoming Fear With Faith



So also, when we [Jews] were like children, we were under bondage to the basic worldly rules [of the law of Moses]. But, when [God's] timing fully arrived, He sent His Son, born to a woman [i.e., Mary], born during [the time when] the law [of Moses was still in effect], so that He could buy back [from Satan] those who were [still] under [obligation to] the law of Moses, and that we could become adopted children.