To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
He came to free everyone who was trapped under all those rules, so we could actually become God's kids, like, officially adopted into the family.
Jesus didn't just save you, he made you family.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Galatians to address false teachers who were pressuring Gentile Christians to follow the Jewish law for salvation. He emphasized that Christ's mission was to redeem people from the bondage of the Old Testament law, which had been a burden for the Jews, so that all believers could be adopted as children of God. This adoption represented a shift from a relationship based on legal observance to one of grace and familial intimacy.
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