Galatians 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Ver. 6. Crying, Abba, Father] God hath no stillborn children. Paul was no sooner converted, but behold he prayed, Acts 9:11. The spirit of grace is a spirit of supplication, Zechariah 12:10. And when God sends this spirit of prayer into our hearts, it is a sure sign that he means to answer our desires; like as when we bid our children say, I pray you, father, give me this, we do it not, but when we mean to give them that which we teach them to ask. The gemination, "Abba, Father," noteth fiducial, filial, vehement affection; and it is made the first word we can speak when we are made sons, to cry "Abba, Father."

Galatians 4:6

6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.