Abba, Father.

Episode 80 - Abba/Father.Your Status Has Changed But Your Behavior Cannot. Although the Lord’s Prayer does not appear in the Gospel of Mark, key elements of it are found in the passage where Jesus is praying In Gethsemane. One of these is the expression “Abba/Father,” a combination of Aramaic and Greek. Paul uses it in Galatians chapter 4 in his teaching on Christ as the son and heir of God. Using the example of adoption in the Roman regal system, he shows that those who receive the Spirit of the son also call God “Abba/Father;” they are sons of God, and thus, heirs of God through Christ. However, just as the heir who is a child is no better than a slave, so the inheritors of sonship through Christ. Their status may have changed from slaves to sons and thus heirs, but their behavior must still be that of a slave, in other words, they can’t do whatever they want; but must be bound to the will of their Kyrios, their Master,  till he returns.A discussion of Galatians 4:1-7.Notes:πειρασμός (peirasmos) - temptation, testing Matthew 6:9-15Mark 14:36Luke 11:1-4Romans 8:15-17Photo by Juan Pablo Serrano : https://www.pexels.com/photo/father-and-child-s-hands-together-1250452/Original music performed by Raphael Shaheen.