Sons of God Are Heirs of Promise

3:23 Now before faith51 came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners52 until the coming faith would be revealed. 3:24 Thus the law had become our guardian53 until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous54 by faith. 3:25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.55 3:26 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.56 3:27 For all of you who57 were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave58 nor free, there is neither male nor female59—for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants,60 heirs according to the promise.

4:1 Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor,1 is no different from a slave, though he is the owner2 of everything. 4:2 But he is under guardians3 and managers until the date set by his4 father. 4:3 So also we, when we were minors,5 were enslaved under the basic forces6 of the world. 4:4 But when the appropriate time7 had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 4:5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.8 4:6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls9 “Abba!10 Father!” 4:7 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are11 a son, then you are also an heir through God.12