Galatians 4:1-9

1Now I am saying, so long as the heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, even though he is the owner of everything.

2Instead, he is under guardians and managers until the date set by the father.

3So also, when we were underage, we were subservient to the basic principles of the world.

4But when the fullness of time came, God sent out His Son, born of a woman and born under law—

5to free those under law, so we might receive adoption as sons.

6Now because you are sons, God sent the Ruach of His Son into our hearts, who cries out, “Abba! Father!”

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

8But at that time, when you did not know God, you served those who by nature are not gods at all.

9But now you have come to know God—or rather you have come to be known by God. So how can you turn back again to those weak and worthless principles? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?