12 Aug 2018

BIBLE DOCTRINES 3. ADOPTION (Galatians 4:4-7)

1) ADOPTION WAS ALWAYS PLANNED (v4)

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law

2) ADOPTION WAS BOUGHT AT A PRICE (v5a)

“…to redeem those who were under the law…”

3) ADOPTION CHANGES IDENTITY (v5b)

“…so that we might receive adoption as sons.”

4) ADOPTION CHANGES DESTINY (v6-7)

v6 – “And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

v7 – “So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.