作神儿女的权利
加拉太书三26节至四章7节
26所以，你们因信基督耶稣都是神的儿子。
27你们受洗归入基督的都是披戴基督了。
28并不分犹太人、希腊人，自主的、为奴的，或男或女，因为你们在基督耶稣里都成为一了。
29你们既属乎基督，就是亚伯拉罕的后裔，是照着应许承受产业的了。
1我说那承受产业的，虽然是全业的主人，但为孩童的时候却与奴仆毫无分别，
2乃在师傅和管家的手下，直等他父亲预定的时候来到。
3我们为孩童的时候，受管于世俗小学之下，也是如此。
4及至时候满足，神就差遣他的儿子，为女子所生，且生在律法以下，
5要把律法以下的人赎出来，叫我们得着儿子的名分。
6你们既为儿子，神就差他儿子的灵进入你们（原文作我们）的心，呼叫：阿爸！父！
7可见，从此以后，你不是奴仆，乃是儿子了；既是儿子，就靠着神为后嗣。
信息分享
保罗在这段经文中要指出一个真理，就是「福音使我们成为神的儿女，而非奴仆」。而且，当我们成为基督徒的那一刻，我们就成为神的儿女，无须像小孩子般长大成人才拥有这个权利。换句话说，我们每个信徒如今都拥有神儿女的特权。
活在律法下的旧约信徒，就如小孩子一样，只能凭着应许来认识救恩，不能像我们一样完全得着救恩。不过，他们仍然因着认识神，并经历到神的祝福而满有喜乐。我们只要一读诗篇，就必能体会到他们内心的喜乐。
但后来，神的儿子按着神所预定的日子，借由一名犹太女子降生为人；既生为犹太人，便同样是活在旧约的律法以下。但祂不单履行了律法的要求，还为我们这些无法靠自己去遵行律法的人，死在十字架上，承担了律法对罪的刑罚。
祂的死便为全人类开启了救恩的大门，让人借此成为神的儿女。如今，只要我们接受基督，神便差派圣灵进入我们心中，见证神已成为我们的父，同时也教导我们该如何作神的儿女。我们从耶稣基督所得着的一切，都借由圣灵向我们显明。
除了神以外，还有谁能想出如此伟大而完全的救恩计划？如今，我们借着相信基督，便能得享这计划中的一切福气。
我们必须为此而再次感谢神。
请再读第7节。你认识神；但更重要的是神认识你。这不是很宝贵吗？我们必须活出神儿女应有的样式。
OUR PRIVILEGES AS SONS OF GOD
Galatians 3:26 to 4:7
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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.
Message
Here he is saying that the 'Gospel makes us sons not slaves'. But we are not like children who are too young to enter into adult privileges. We have all of them now.
Under the Law, the Old Testament saints were like young children. They knew salvation only by promise and not in full experience as we do. However, they certainly could be happy and know God's blessing. Read the Psalms and you will see that.
Then God's Son came - at the time God had previously appointed. He had a human mother, in fact a Jewish mother so he was subject to the Old Testament law. He fulfilled that law and then died on the cross for those who could not keep the law themselves.
Now, through his death, the way is open for men and women to become true sons of God. When a person accepts Christ, God sends His Holy Spirit into that life. The Holy Spirit immediately begins to witness to our hearts that now God is our Father and wants to teach us how to act as God's children. The Holy Spirit has come to make real to us all that have been made possible through Jesus Christ.
Who could ever think of a greater, better and more complete plan of salvation? It is ours through faith in Christ.
Why not thank God again today for all of this?
Read v. 7 again. You know God. Better still, God knows you. Isn't that wonderful? Live like God's child today.