Scripture Post #424: *HEART CRIES, "ABBA!"*

Galatians 4:

4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

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Context: This Scripture was from Apostle Paul and all the brethren which were with him, unto the Churches of Galatia (Gal. 1:1-2).

Abba (Definition):

New Testament. an Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.

Context:

Gal. 4:1: "Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;"

V. 2: "But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father."

V. 3: "Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:"

V. 4: "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,"

V. 5: "To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."

V. 6: "And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

V. 7: "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

Galatians 4

Good News Translation (GNT):

V. 1: "But now to continue—the son who will receive his father's property is treated just like a slave while he is young, even though he really owns everything."

V. 2: "While he is young, there are men who take care of him and manage his affairs until the time set by his father."

V. 3: "In the same way, we too were slaves of the ruling spirits of the universe before we reached spiritual maturity."

V. 4: "But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son. He came as the son of a human mother and lived under the Jewish Law,"

V. 5: "to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might become God's children."

V. 6: "To show that you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who cries out, 'Father, my Father.'"

V. 7: "So then, you are no longer a slave but a child. And since you are his child, God will give you all that he has for his children."

Originally Published: Sun. 11/10/13