Galatians 4:1-9

1Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

2Instead, he is under guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.

3In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elements of the world.

4When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

5to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”

7So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then God has made you an heir.

8But in the past, since you didn’t know God, you were enslaved to things that by nature are not gods.

9But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elements? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?