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Reading: Ephesians 3:14-15; Galatians 3:26-4:7
/Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”/
Galatians 4:6 (NIV)
!! I.
All because of Jesus ([[3:26-29|Bible:Galatians 3:26-29]])
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Through Faith in Christ (v.[[26|Bible:Galatians 3:26]])
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Because I stake my life on Jesus, I’m God’s son!
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Faith is not merely believing things (abstractly)
b.
Faith = what you base your life on
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Jesus is our deliverer, intercessor, Lord, bridegroom, defender, friend, high priest, brother, healer
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Faith is the one thing I “do” to receive grace
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More decision than opinion
b.
More about action than study
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By Clothing ourselves with Christ (v.[[27|Bible:Galatians 3:27]])
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Put on his clothing=put on his deeds
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Take of the garments of sin
b.
Put on the robes of righteousness
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God doesn’t see /our/ deeds but Jesus’ deeds
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We’re covered!
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We do the things Jesus did; the things He does
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Not just forensic but vocational
b.
Called to follow Christ’s example
/I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing.
He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father./
John 14:12 (NIV)
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By Belonging to Christ (vv.[[28-29|Bible:Galatians 3:28-29]])
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In Christ we’re all one.
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If we’re all one with the same One, we’re all one with each other!
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My identity isn’t in anything but Jesus
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Not in nationality or culture
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Not in social status nor standing
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Not even in sexual identity (“It’s a boy!”)
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Christ is the seed ([[3:16|Bible:Galatians 3:16]]), so we are too
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Abraham’s seed: receives the promise
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Only if we are 1 with Him do we receive
!! II.
No longer a Child ([[4:1-5|Bible:Galatians 4:1-5]])
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A child has Few rights (vv [[1-2|Bible:Galatians 4:1-2]])
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Duh!
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What child doesn’t complain about it!
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Rights & responsibility must go together
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‘Til the right time, a ‘son’ is like a slave
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All his rights are potential
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Implies a time when rights are actual!
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Jesus sets us Free! (vv [[3-5|Bible:Galatians 4:3-5]])
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Slavery to the basic principles of the world
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That is, to religion without God’s presence
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Basic principle: it’s up to me; up to them.
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Now we follow what works in the Kingdom of God!
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What only works with God’s presence
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We now have Full rights (v.[[5|Bible:Galatians 4:5]]b)
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What changed?
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Not us!
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God’s timing for Christ to come
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Jesus comes under law to break-through
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He comes to work from the bottom-up
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Jesus sets things right for us
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We are united with Christ
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We now have the rights of a son
!! III.
The Father Sends the Spirit (vv [[6-7|Bible:Galatians 4:6-7]])
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Because we are His Children (v.[[6|Bible:Galatians 4:6]])
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To those already in the “in” group!
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Sends His Son in v.[[4|Bible:Galatians 4:4]], the Sp. in v.[[6|Bible:Galatians 4:6]]
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