Galatians 4:31
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.
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- John 1:12-13 : 12 But to all who have received him– those who believe in his name– he has given the right to become God’s children 13 – children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband’s decision, but by God.
- John 8:36 : 36 So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.
- Gal 5:1 : 1 Freedom of the Believer For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.
- Gal 5:13 : 13 Practice Love For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
- Heb 2:14-15 : 14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death(that is, the devil), 15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.
- 1 John 3:1-2 : 1 (See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children– and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
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- Gal 4:21-3010 verses87%
21 An Appeal from Allegory Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
23 But one, the son by the slave woman, was born by natural descent, while the other, the son by the free woman, was born through the promise.
24 These things may be treated as an allegory, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.
25 Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
27 For it is written:“Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains, because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband.”
28 But you, brothers and sisters, are children of the promise like Isaac.
29 But just as at that time the one born by natural descent persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so it is now.
30 But what does the scripture say?“Throw out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the son” of the free woman.
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1 Freedom of the Believer For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.
- Gal 4:5-73 verses78%
5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.
6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls“Abba! Father!”
7 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are also an heir through God.
- John 8:35-362 verses77%
35 The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.
36 So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.
- Gal 4:1-33 verses74%
1 Now 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.
2 But he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.
3 So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.
- Rom 8:14-163 verses74%
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.
15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry,“Abba, Father.”
16 The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.
- Gal 3:28-292 verses73%
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female– for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.
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10 So she said to Abraham,“Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”
- Gal 3:25-262 verses72%
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
26 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.
- John 8:32-332 verses72%
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied,“and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,‘You will become free’?”
- 1 Cor 7:21-233 verses71%
21 Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.
22 For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ’s slave.
23 You were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men.
- Rom 9:7-82 verses71%
7 nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather“through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”
8 This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.
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6 But now we have been released from the law, because we have died to what controlled us, so that we may serve in the new life of the Spirit and not under the old written code.
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7 so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.
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16 For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
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26 After he said,“From foreigners,” Jesus said to him,“Then the sons are free.
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18 and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
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2 For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
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16 Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.
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13 Practice Love For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
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21 that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.
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1 The Illustration of Justification What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?
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16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.
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4 Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.
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12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh
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20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
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15 Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.
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22 But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.