Adopted into God's family

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Galatians 3:23-4:7; ​Jeremiah 3:14-20

Three words of hope: justified, redeemed, adopted

Justified: We are set right with God.
The verdict "not guilty" has been handed down by the judge.

Redeemed: We are set free from slavery.
Redeemed means removed from the market and removed from being on sale. God has bought and freed his people.

Adopted: We are set in the family.
God takes us from the orphanage and into his home. He is the Father we all long for.

Questions for personal reflection and/or group discussion

1. Salvation is pictured in many different ways throughout the Bible. Which of these three pictures of salvation do you most need to be reminded of and why?
2. If we've already received a verdict of "not guilty" from the highest courtroom there is, what stops us from going out and living a life of sin?
3. Are there other masters in your life that threaten to enslave you even though you've been set free?
4. How does the fact that we can call God our Father and not just our Judge and Liberator affect the way that we view him and relate to him?