Galatians 4:31

“So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”

"So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free." - Galatians 4:31
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What does Galatians 4:31 mean?

Galatians 4:31 - "So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free." This verse is a conclusion of the allegory of Hagar and Sarah presented by the Apostle Paul in the previous verses of Galatians 4. In this allegory, Hagar represents the Old Covenant…

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From Bondage to Freedom: Embracing Our Identity in Christ

In the book of Galatians, the Apostle Paul passionately addresses the deep-seated identity crisis that plagued many believers in the early Church. In Galatians 4:31, he proclaims a powerful truth: "So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free." This…

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Prayer for Freedom and Identity in Christ

Heavenly Father, I come before You in humility and gratitude, recognizing the profound truth of Your Word as expressed in Galatians 4:31, which states, "So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free." Lord, You remind us that our identity rests not in…

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Galatians 4:28 - "Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise."
Galatians 4:10 - "Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years."
Galatians 4:4 - "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,"
Galatians 4:26 - "But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all."
Galatians 4:2 - "But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father."
Galatians 4:22 - "For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman."
Galatians 4:5 - "To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."
Galatians 3:4 - "Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain."
Galatians 4:23 - "But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise."
Galatians 4:21 - "Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?"
Galatians 4:11 - "I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain."