Are you a slave or child of God?
Galatians 4:3-5 – In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. In the ancient world, your rights, freedoms, and future were largely determined by your social status. If you were a slave, your future was bleak. If you were a son, your future was bright. There was one exception, however. Even though an adult, a slave could still be adopted as a son. On a rare occasion, this did happen, the family inheritance and all of its blessings were passed on to the slave who had become a son. That simple change in legal status literally changed everything for a person’s life and legacy. In the context of the New Testament, when believers are referred to as sons of God, this is a legal status for men and women. In that day, sons and not daughters w