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Galatians 4:4

Primary
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

What this passage establishes

God sent forth His Son as one made of a woman and born under the law.

Why it matters in the argument

These passages identify who is revealed in Jesus: not a lesser god or a separate divine being, but the one invisible God made known in genuine human life.

Apostolic connection

Apostolic Christology holds the full deity and full humanity of Jesus together. God did not stop being Spirit; He came and acted in the flesh He truly assumed.

Common misunderstanding

Saying God was manifested in flesh does not erase Christ’s humanity, and recognizing genuine Sonship does not require an eternal second divine center beside God.

How to use it in conversation

Move from a direct identity text to an incarnation text, then to image, indwelling, and fullness passages.

Scripture connections

See which passages advance, clarify, or answer the argument

Continue this argument

Luke 1:35Continue the The Word Became Flesh argument with the next passage.Luke 2:52Continue the The Son Was Born argument with the next passage.

Response passages

Luke 1:35Scripture also speaks of prophets and John as sent in relation to their mission. Galatians immediately says the sent Son was made of a woman.John 1:14Use this supporting passage to answer the objection without isolating one text.Hebrews 10:5Use this supporting passage to answer the objection without isolating one text.

Supporting Scriptures

1 Timothy 3:16This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.Romans 1:3-4This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.

Earlier in the argument

John 1:14Return to the prior step in The Word Became Flesh.Luke 1:35Return to the prior step in The Son Was Born.