Galatians 4:5-7

Sons and Heirs

⁵ _h to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive _i adoption as sons. ⁶ And because you are sons, God has sent _j 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 _k an heir through God.

1. Cross References
   Galatians 3:13
   Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree" -
   
2. Cross References
   Galatians 3:26
   For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
   Romans 8:15
   For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!
   
3. Cross References
   Romans 5:5
   And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
   2 Corinthians 3:17
   Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
   Acts 16:7
   And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
   
4. Cross References
   Galatians 3:29
   And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.