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In the last weblog, I concluded my series on sonship. There is much more that could be said about sonship, but I am going to leave it at that for the present because the reader now has a sufficient understanding so that when I use the term “sonship&r…
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In the previous entry, I concluded by saying we would look at an incident involving the “Boanerges Boys,” James and John. Jesus surnamed them Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder.”(Mark 3:17)
Let’s look at that story now i…
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The only mention of “adoption” in the New Testament which we have not yet discussed is in Romans 9 where Paul says:
Romans 9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
4 Who ar…
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In the previous post, we were learning about when believers become “sons” of God. The Scriptures are clear that it occurs “when he shall appear,” i.e., at the second “coming” or the second “appearing” of Chri…
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How many of us have ever said something like this, or have heard someone else say something like: “Well, I just felt led by the Spirit to do such and such?”
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons [huios] of …
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Note to a new reader: To fully understand this section, one ought to digest the previous entry.
The phrase, “adoption of sons,” is referring to a ceremony or an appointed time when a father invests his mature son with the power of attorney to …
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In the previous journal entry, I closed with this statement: “Thus, while many can be adopted as the sons of God, there is a special adoption for those who are selected as the firstborn.” There is one further point to keep in mind as we proceed…
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