Lesson 7 - Sons and Daughters of God

Under the Old Law, Jews were like minor children under the control of a tutor until the Seed would come. Through a response of faith in Jesus, all people can reach spiritual maturity in a relationship with God. In Chapter 4, Paul stresses a sinner’s inferiority under the Law. He will use three arguments to appeal to the Galatian Christians. One is an appeal to practicality (4:1-7). Through faith, they were now sons and daughters of God, with full rights to the inheritance promised by God. The second argument, 4:8-16, appeals to his audience on an emotional level. The Galatians once had welcomed him and demonstrated warm hospitality. Now they had cut off their relationship with him. Paul urges them to renew their relationship with him once again.