“Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;”
What I am saying is that as long as the heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. — Paul's domestic metaphor: an underage heir ('nepios' — infant, minor) has no functional difference from a slave ('doulos') despite owning the estate ('ousia'); the heir's minority is a form of bondage, a condition to be transcended at maturity.
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Amara OseiNote1mo agoThe Heir Who Remains in Bondage
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. The heir owns ...
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Mary PatelNote1mo agoGod's faithfulness through history - Galatians 4
I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is fa...
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