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AN HEIR OF GOD THROUGH CHRIST

Text: Galatians 4
8 November 2020

A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF OUR SALVATION

The Epistle to the Galatians was written by the Apostle Paul to help the church understand the significance of salvation in Christ. We have a good summary of this in Galatians 4.

  1. The sending of the Son of God 

a) God sent the Lord Jesus Christ     Galatians 4:4

i) Born a human son

ii) Born under the law

b) His purpose and goal     Galatians 4:5

i) To redeem all under the Law and more

ii) To give them the adoption as sons of God     (Cf. John 1:12)

  1. The sending of the Holy Spirit     Galatians 4:6

a) The Spirit of God is sent to all true children of God

b) He indwells our heart

c) He teaches us to relate to God as Abba, Father

  1. An Heir of God     Galatians 4:7

a) We are not slaves

b) Our new status is “sonship”

c) And as sons we are considered “an heir of God”

  1. Through Christ     Galatians 4:7

a) The Person who made this possible is the Lord Jesus Christ

b) Thus, we celebrate Christmas with great joy, remembering why He came

HUMAN ANALOGY

The Lord Jesus Christ taught this great truth that was recorded in the Gospel of Luke.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!     Luke 11:13

  1. Human parents

a) We give good gifts to our children

b) Our children are our heirs

c) This is natural

  1. Our Heavenly Father

a) How much more would He provide for His children!

b) He will give us His Spirit

i) Not just to indwell us

ii) But also, to fill us

  1. Our part

a) To understand and believe what it means to be heirs and sons of God

b) To ask and to desire to be filled with the Spirit of God

Let us seek to understand what it means to be children and heirs of God!