1 I’m saying that as long as the heirs are minors, they are no different from slaves, though they really are the owners of everything.
2 However, they are placed under trustees and guardians until the date set by the parents.
3 In the same way, when we were minors, we were also enslaved by this world’s system.
4 But when the fulfillment of the time came, God sent his Son, born through a woman, and born under the Law.
5 This was so he could redeem those under the Law so that we could be adopted.
6 Because you are sons and daughters, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba, Father!"