Adopted Galatians 4 1 7 Praying With Paul Galatians 4:1 7. dear father, thank you for delivering us from slavery and immaturity. thank you for sending jesus christ at just the right time, in just the right way, that he might redeem those under the law, and that we might all receive the adoption as sons. thank you for sending the spirit of your son into our hearts, crying, "abba! father. To bring this situation home to his readers, paul used the metaphor of a slave (gal 4:1 3), an image that the galatians probably knew well, as the roman empire depended heavily on slave labor (rom 6:16). the galatians had become children of god, but before that they were in bondage to sin, to the “elemental things of the world” (gal 4:3).
Adopted Galatians 4 1 7 Praying With Paul Explore the transformative message of galatians 4:1 20 as paul reveals the implications of our adoption into god’s family, moving from bondage under the law to the freedom and privileges of sonship in christ. 4 i mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, [a] though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is. He knows what it costs. and he stands ready to support us all the way to the end. 1. adoption was (for god) and is (for us) costly. 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. (galatians 4:4 5) to redeem means to. In gal. 4:6–7 paul unpacked these thoughts further as he describes the benefits of this great adoption. paul’s example (4:8–20) in gal. 4:8–11 paul again reiterates the fact that the galatians were no longer under the law in a convictional sense, as they were now professing believers and heirs with jesus christ. Paul begins by comparing being an “heir of god” (gal.3:29; 4:7) to being an heir of men (4:1). a man’s boy was already “lord” of his lands and servants, but he wasn’t ready to be in charge of his lands and servants. he needed to be under “tutors and governors” (4:2) to teach him how to be an adult so he knew how to be in charge.
Adopted As Sons Of God Galatians 4 1 7 Youtube In gal. 4:6–7 paul unpacked these thoughts further as he describes the benefits of this great adoption. paul’s example (4:8–20) in gal. 4:8–11 paul again reiterates the fact that the galatians were no longer under the law in a convictional sense, as they were now professing believers and heirs with jesus christ. Paul begins by comparing being an “heir of god” (gal.3:29; 4:7) to being an heir of men (4:1). a man’s boy was already “lord” of his lands and servants, but he wasn’t ready to be in charge of his lands and servants. he needed to be under “tutors and governors” (4:2) to teach him how to be an adult so he knew how to be in charge. Galatians 4:1–7, part 4. april 7, 2024. john piper is founder and teacher of desiring god and chancellor of bethlehem college and seminary. for 33 years, he served as pastor of bethlehem baptist church, minneapolis, minnesota. he is author of more than 50 books, including desiring god: meditations of a christian hedonist and most recently. Paul tells us that we were once slaves under the law until jesus freed us and adopted into god’s family. jesus lived under the law in order to free those who were slaves under the law (4:4 5). slaves became sons! by jesus' work, we have been redeemed and receive "adoption as sons." (vs.5) as god's adopted children, we receive the future.
The Journey Galatians 4 1 7 Adoption As Sons Galatians 4:1–7, part 4. april 7, 2024. john piper is founder and teacher of desiring god and chancellor of bethlehem college and seminary. for 33 years, he served as pastor of bethlehem baptist church, minneapolis, minnesota. he is author of more than 50 books, including desiring god: meditations of a christian hedonist and most recently. Paul tells us that we were once slaves under the law until jesus freed us and adopted into god’s family. jesus lived under the law in order to free those who were slaves under the law (4:4 5). slaves became sons! by jesus' work, we have been redeemed and receive "adoption as sons." (vs.5) as god's adopted children, we receive the future.
Comments are closed.