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

Application: 

At the appropriate time, God sent his Son (4:4). This was the time prophesied by the prophet Daniel of an ascending fourth and final human kingdom that would be overcome by the Messiah (Dan 2:40–45; 7:1–28). The Roman Empire serves as a miniature, visible illustration of the worldwide scope and dominance of the kingdom that the Messiah came to proclaim and offer.

He was born of a woman, born under the law (4:4). The Son of God had to become incarnate as a Jew, a member of the Mosaic covenant, so that he could perfectly obey and fulfill the law (Matt 5:17–18). Only then could he redeem those under it (4:5; see 3:13). By paying the price of redemption, Jesus makes the slave no longer a slave but a son and an heir (4:7) because he has been adopted into the family (4:5). 

Every member of the Trinity is at work in Christians, filling us with the full presence of God as we pray: Believers in the Son have the Spirit in their hearts, leading them to cry, Abba, Father! (4:6). Our former father, Satan (see Eph 2:3), has lost all rights over us, and we have no obligation to obey him or the flesh (see Rom 8:12). We have a brand new family under the stewardship of a new teacher and guide.

Contrary to popular belief, not everyone is a child of God, as we are born spiritually dead in our trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). We can only become children of God through having faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on the cross, and this is the gift of God, not earned (Ephesians 2:8). This adoption is not based on human will, but rather the will of God (John 1:12-13).*

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1208.
*Reference: Ricardo R.

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