Galatians_Chapter 4

I say that those who inherit the property, although they are the owners of the entire property, are no different from slaves when they are children.

He was under the command of his master and butler, waiting for his father’s appointment to arrive.

When we were children, we were under the control of secular elementary schools, and the same was true.

When the time came to be fulfilled, God sent his son, who was born to a woman and was born under the law,

To redeem those who are under the law, so that we may receive the title of sons.

Since you are sons, God sent the spirit of his son into your hearts, calling out to Abba, Father.

It can be seen that from now on, you are no longer a servant, but a son. Since he is a son, he relies on God as his heir.

But in the past, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those who were not originally God.

Now that you know God, let alone those who are known by God, why would you return to that weak and useless elementary school and be willing to enslave it again?

You observe the days, months, festivals, and years.

I am afraid for you. I’m afraid I’m wasting my time on you.

Brothers, I urge you to be like me, because I am also like you. You haven’t wronged me at all.

You know that the first time I preached the gospel to you was because of a physical illness.

You have been tested for the sake of my body, and have not looked down upon me, nor despised me. But instead, he received me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus.

Where is the blessing you boasted about that day? If you could do it at that time, you would be willing to gouge out your own eyes and give them to me. This is something I can testify to for you.

Now that I tell you the truth, have I become your enemy?

Those people are enthusiastic about treating you, but not for good, they are trying to alienate you and make you enthusiastic about treating them.

In good deeds, it is often good to be enthusiastic towards others, but it is not only when I am with you.

My child, I will endure the pain of childbirth for you again until Christ is formed in your hearts.

I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am troubled in my heart for you.

Tell me, you who are willing to be under the law, have you not heard the law?

Because it is recorded in the law that Abraham had two sons, one who was a female servant and the other who was born as a free woman.

However, the offspring of that servant girl was born according to blood. The offspring of that autonomous woman was born out of promise.

This is all an analogy. Those two women are two agreements. One covenant originated from Mount Sinai and gave birth to a son who became a slave. He was Xia Jia.

The two characters Hagar refer to Mount Sinai in Arabia, which is similar to the present-day Jerusalem. Because Jerusalem and her children were all slaves.

But Jerusalem above is autonomous, she is our mother.

Because it is written in the scripture that those who do not conceive or have children should be joyful. Those who have not gone through childbirth should cheer loudly, for those without husbands have more children than those with husbands.

Brothers, we are children by promise, just like Isaac.

At that time, those who were born according to the flesh persecuted those who were born according to the Holy Spirit. It’s the same now.

But what does the scripture say? It means driving out the maid and her son, because the son of the maid shall not inherit the inheritance together with the son of the free woman.

Brothers, it seems that we are not the children of maidservants, but the children of free women.