21 So does the law oppose God’s promises? Certainly not, because if the law was able to give life, you could become guiltless by obeying the law. 22 The scriptures explain that everyone is imprisoned by sin so that by faith in Yeshua the messiah, the promise could be granted to those who believe.

23 Before faith could come, we were guarded under the law—imprisoned so that faith could be revealed. 24 So the law was our tutor until the messiah came so that we could then be made guiltless by faith, 25 and now that we’ve come to faith, we’re no longer under our tutor.

26 So you’re all children of God through faith in the messiah, Yeshua, 27 because everyone who’s been immersed to obey the messiah, is now cloaked in the messiah. 28 Then there’s no Jew or Greek, no slave or free person, no male or female, because you’re all identified as being in the messiah, Yeshua. 29 [ref]And if you’re in the messiah, then now you’re Abraham’s descendant and so you’re heirs of that promise.

4 But as long as the heir is underage, he’s no wealthier than a slave (even though he’ll become the master) 2 but he is under guardians and managers until he reaches the age that his father specified. 3 So it is with us—when we were infants we were enslaved by the principles of this world, 4 but at the appointed time, God sent his son down to be born from a woman and to live under Moses’ law 5 [ref]so that he could buy back those enslaved under the law and they could now be adopted as children with their inheritance.

6 So because you are now children, God sent his son’s spirit down into our hearts as we call out, ‘Father, father.’ 7 Now you are no longer slaves but children with full rights, and as children, heirs of God’s promise.