Galatians 4:6-7
What is written? (ESV)
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba! Father! So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
What does it say?
Because you’re His sons, God the Father has sent the Holy Spirit into your hearts to cry out to Him. And being sons, He has made you an heir and no longer in bondage.
What is its immediate context?
Paul’s letter to the churches of Galatia (1:2) in which he warns of “quickly deserting” (1:6) their call to Christ. He continues this theme through chapter 2 and begins in chapter 3 to the end to connect the promise that God made to Abraham (3:8) with their present freedom in Christ (5:1). His audience is all who “were baptized into Christ” – both Jews and Greeks (3:27).
How Galatians 4:6-7 is applied across Bible answers
Where do we see the personality of the Godhead?
God gives the Spirit of His Son to His children. (The "Spirit of his Son" is the same as the Spirit of the Father which is the Holy Spirit. They are One.)
Where is Jesus today?
The "Spirit of his Son" can only be the Holy Spirit.
Where is the Holy Spirit dwelling today?
Jesus' Spirit - the Holy Spirit - is in our hearts if we are sons of God.
