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Verse Concepts. and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. 2 Corinthians 6:18. Verse Concepts. “And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,”. Says the Lord Almighty. 1 Thessalonians 5:5.
Easton's Bible Dictionary - Child. This word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was probably about sixteen years of age ( Genesis 37:3 ); and Benjamin is so called when he was above thirty years ( 44:20 ). Solomon called himself a little child when he came to the kingdom ( 1 ...
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- What Are The Characteristics of Those called Children of God?
- Why Is This Such A Radical Concept?
God is creating a new family of people, beginning with Jesus and then those that follow him. There are three ways to become a part of a family. One is by marriage. Scripture uses this analogy to give a hint of the relationship between Christ and the Church, notably Paul’s writing in Ephesians speaking of the mystery of marriage and Christ and the C...
At this point, we must establish that not every person is a child of God. All human beings are created by God in his image and loved so much for Jesus to die for them. That is extravagant love. But until we repent and follow Him, we are creations. Not children. The Gospel of John declares that we have the right to become children of God, something ...
Followers of Jesus were first called “Christians” in Antioch (Acts 11:20-21), most of them Gentiles by the way. Christian means “little Christ,” or “little anointed one,” and it was initially a way to make fun of these strange, new people that were once not a people. They acted so much like Jesus that the non-believers in the city called them “litt...
What a complete love. God has left nothing out. His compassion, his mercy, and his abundance have all been poured over us to an unimaginable degree. It is a radical thing. So radical that a teacher of the law in Israel couldn’t wrap his head around it. There is a part of us that was never created, a part that has never sinned and never will. The sa...
1 John 3:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we ...
3 The Father has loved us so much that we are called children of God. And we really are his children. The reason the people in the world do not know us is that they have not known him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and we have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be ...
Adam, the first man whom God created, was called the son of God. We read of this in Jesus’ genealogy as recorded by Luke. It says, Kenan was the son of Enosh. Enosh was the son of Seth. Seth was the son of Adam. Adam was the son of God. (Luke 3:38 NLT) In this sense, Adam was a direct creation of God.
Feb 15, 2023 · And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1). Being children of God means we have been born into God’s family. We become God’s children through faith in Jesus Christ, which results in spiritual rebirth: “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth ...
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