Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those believing into His name:

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Therefore if the Son sets you free, you shall truly be free.

Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

and set free those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.