Key Thought: We have been adopted into God’s family as sons and daughters in Christ. As part of His family, we have access to the rights and priviledges and responsibilities that entails.
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Wednesday: The Privileges of Adoption
Galatians 4:5-7 In Galatians 4:5-7 , Paul expands on his theme, stressing that Christ has now “redeemed those who were under the law” (vss. 4, 5, ESV) . The word to redeem means “to buy back.” It referred to the price paid to buy the freedom of either a hostage or a slave.
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8: From Slaves to Heirs – Discussion Starters
From slaves to heirs. Read the short description at the beginning of the lesson and consider how Martin Luther learned to understand Galatians and obtain from this book the hope he craved for his own soul. How can you and I obtain the same blessing from studying this book? Our condition in Christ. Once we are filled with faith, does our standing with God change?
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Singing with Inspiration – 8: From Slaves to Heirs
The title of this weeks’ lesson study, along with the Memory Text: Galations 4:7, give us our first hymn for this week, Hymn 594, “Heir of the Kingdom”. As we study further into the week, Hymn 568, “Make Me a Captive, Lord, and then I shall be free” is a theme that keeps coming back to us
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Tuesday: God Sent Forth His Son
Gal. 4:4, ESV “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law” ( Gal. 4:4, ESV ). Image © Providence Collection Goodsalt.com Paul’s choice of the word fullness indicates God’s active role in working out His purpose in human history.
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