Galatians 4

Paul wrote about being heirs to God's kingdom. Under the law, we are like children with an inheritance to come, but still under a set of rules. Christ came to offer us the full inheritance so we can fully receive His blessings and be set free from the burden of the law.

The law was meant to prepare the Israelites for the coming inheritance Jesus brought. Just like children have rules to follow that are meant to shape them for adulthood, so also was the law designed to shape God's people for receiving the ultimate gift of salvation. Putting ourselves back under the law makes us slaves rather than heirs to the kingdom of God.