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What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.
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The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.
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So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.
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But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
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to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
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Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
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So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.