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<li>Review: Romans &#8212; God Saves Sinners Completely
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<li>Justification</li>
<li>Position</li>
<li>New life</li>
<li>Regenerate</li>
<li>Not under law</li>
<li>Indwelling</li>
<li>Growth</li>
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<li>The Text
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<li>The sons of God and their adoption
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<li>Assurance &#8212; <a id="si_2" onclick="return mV('Rom',5,'1-');">Rom 5-11</a></li>
<li>Sonship &#8212; Explain sonship</li>
<li>Includes male &amp; female</li>
<li>The Spirit of Adoption
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<li>Brought in
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<li>Not naturally</li>
<li>We were not in</li>
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<li>Establishes position
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<li>Full legal heirs &#8212; adult sons</li>
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<li>Contrast
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<li>Slavery &#8212; Sonship</li>
<li>Fear &#8212; Bondage</li>
<li>Family &#8212; Freedom</li>
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<li>Regeneration
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<li>Nature &#8212; Condition</li>
<li>Adoption</li>
<li>Position &#8212; Privileges</li>
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<li>A Roman custom
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<li>Julius Caesar &#8212; Octavian</li>
<li>Later called Augustus Caesar</li>
<li>Legal prestige</li>
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<li>Jewish concept
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<li>Hosea</li>
<li>Esther</li>
<li>Relational care</li>
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<li>The Relationship to the Father
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<li>New: Father</li>
<li>Jesus: Our Father</li>
<li>Garden &#8212; <a id="si_3" onclick="return mV('Mar',14,36);">Mar 14:36</a></li>
<li>"Abba" endearing</li>
<li>Our dear Heavenly Father</li>
<li>Little children</li>
<li>Love, trust, personal, intensely</li>
<li><a id="si_4" onclick="return mV('Gal',4,6);">Gal 4:6</a></li>
<li>Object &#8212; Subject</li>
<li>Truth &#8212; Emotion</li>
<li>Position &#8212; Experience</li>
<li>"Dear Heavenly Father"</li>
<li>With feeling!!</li>
<li>The Holy Spirit enables us to call God &#8212; "Father"</li>
<li>The Holy Spirit teaches us</li>
<li>"Great is Thy Faithfulness"</li>
<li>A test &#8212; Can we say "Dear Heavenly Father"?</li>
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<li>The witness within
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<li>The inner revelation</li>
<li>The assurance</li>
<li>Through the Word of God</li>
<li>By the Word of God</li>
<li>The inward conviction</li>
<li>"Spirit Himself assures our spirit we are children of God"</li>
<li>He saves</li>
<li>He adopts</li>
<li>He assures</li>
<li>He wants us to know &#8212; <a id="si_5" onclick="return mV('1Jo',3,1);">1Jo 3:1</a>
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<li>Beyond intellect and argument</li>
<li>Subjective</li>
<li>Produced by the Holy Spirit</li>
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<li>The Sons of God and Their Inheritance
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<li>Heirs of God! &#8212; <a id="si_6" onclick="return mV('1Pe',1,'3-5');">1Pe 1:3-5</a>
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<li>Hebrews</li>
<li>The testator</li>
<li>Death</li>
<li>The will &#8212; testament</li>
<li>Testator: Honest &#8212; Wealthy</li>
<li>Death occurred</li>
<li>Will: New Testament</li>
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<li>The ground of heirship &#8212; children of God
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<li>Not as a result of creation</li>
<li>Not natural descent</li>
<li>Not meritorious service</li>
<li>Not by ceremonial observation
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<li>Only by grace &#8212; adopted into the family of God</li>
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<li>To all the children
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<li>Same grace</li>
<li>Same mercy</li>
<li>Same qualification</li>
<li>Same relationship if children &#8212; then heirs</li>
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<li>Adequate for all
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<li>Enough</li>
<li>Sufficient</li>
<li>Inexhaustible</li>
<li>"All things" <a id="si_7" onclick="return mV('Rev',21,'1-');">Rev 21</a>;
<a id="si_8" onclick="return mV('1Co',3,21);">1Co 3:21</a>
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<li>Joint-heirs with Christ
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<li>Possess with Him &#8212; <a id="si_9" onclick="return mV('Eph',1,'20-23');">Eph 1:20-23</a>;
<a id="si_10" onclick="return mV('Rom',8,32);">Rom 8:32</a></li>
<li>Immeasurable riches:</li>
<li>Gift</li>
<li>Right &#8212; We are sons, not slaves</li>
<li>The partnership</li>
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<li>The Sons of God and Their Suffering
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<li>It is real &#8212; Our calling
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<li><a id="si_11" onclick="return mV('Phl',1,9);">Phl 1:9</a>;
<a id="si_12" onclick="return mV('Jhn',15,'18-25');">Jhn 15:18-25</a>;
<a id="si_13" onclick="return mV('1Pe',1,'6-7');">1Pe 1:6-7</a>;
<a id="si_14" onclick="return mV('1Pe',2,21);">2:21</a>;
<a id="si_15" onclick="return mV('1Pe',4,'12-13');">4:12-13</a></li>
<li>Suffering proves relationship</li>
<li>Job</li>
<li>Opportunity to display the relationship</li>
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<li>It is temporary
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<li>"This present time"</li>
<li><a id="si_16" onclick="return mV('Mat',6,'19-24');">Mat 6:19-24</a></li>
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<li>The Sons of God and Their Glory
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<li>There is no comparison</li>
<li>The glory is certain
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<li>We will be glorious</li>
<li>"I am firmly convinced"</li>
<li>Revealed in us!</li>
<li>Roman Christians were suffering</li>
<li>Paul was suffering</li>
<li>Hold on</li>
<li>Persevere</li>
<li>The best is coming</li>
<li>It is not here</li>
<li>Not in this world</li>
<li>We have the guarantee</li>
<li>The down payment</li>
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