Does not make you a slave. Slave is contrasted with son. In the world of the first century, about half the population were slaves. They knew the fear and terror of slavery. This is not what God's Spirit gives. Christians are God's sons (and daughters) through the Spirit. Compare Galatians 4:6 Father! My Father! We have both the status and the spirit of sons! Paul is pointing back to their baptism (Romans 6:5-6; Acts 2:38 and notes) as the time they were adopted into the family of God and received the Holy Spirit.

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