Galatians 4:3-7 ~ redeem those who are under the law, so that we might receive adoption

Galatians 4:3-7

English Standard Version, David Cochran Audio Bible

3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles [elemental spirits; also verse 9] of the world.

4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.


How quickly did Jesus begin to work on the adoption of His beloved ones, on the way to His cross:


John 19:26
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

And the first person to His tomb:

John 20:15-17
Jesus said to her (Mary Magdalene), “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”


God's timing is perfect:

Hebrews 10:37
For, “Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay


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