From Slavery To Sonship (Gal 3:26-4:7)

Staying Free: A Letter to Recovering Pharisees (8)
Sermons on Paul's letter to the Galatians 
Reading: Galatians 3:26-4:7

In Galatians 3:26 St. Paul writes; “for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith” & then in 4:7 he writes; “So you are no longer a slave, but a son, & if a son, then an heir through God.” In between he tells us this was the very purpose of Christ’s coming (v5). In others words our adoption as sons was the end goal of the Incarnation!  As John Calvin powerfully summarised it; “The Son of God became the Son of Man so that the sons of men might become sons of God.” Now as adopted sons of God we find ourselves clothed with Christ, one in Christ, heirs through Christ, redeemed by Christ & given the Spirit of Christ so that we can all equally & intimately know God as our Abba Father.