Galatians 4:1-7 (NKJV)

1 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 

2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 

3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 

4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 

5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 

7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.