Galatians 4:1-2

1I will say it like this. Think about a son who will one day receive what belongs to his father. While he is still a child, he is like a slave in the family. That is true, even though all his father's things really belong to him.

2He has to wait until the time that his father has decided. Until then, the son has to obey his teachers and the guides who take care of him.