Galatians 4:1-9

1Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

2But he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.

3So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.

4But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

5to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.

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

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

8Formerly when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods at all.

9But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?