ADOPTION OF SONS

Sunday Morning:  July 27, 2003

Text: Galatians 4:5-7  "To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

CHILDREN OF GOD

John 1:12  "But as many as received [aorist (born into the family)] him, to them gave he power to become the sons [teknon, children] of God, . . ."

NOW ARE WE CHILDREN

1 John 3:1-2  "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons [teknon, children] of God: therefore the world (He came only to Israel) knoweth us not, because it (Israel) knew him not. 2. Beloved, now are we the sons [teknon, children] of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall [future] be: but we know that, when he shall [future] appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."

PAUL A SERVANT

Galatians 1:10  "For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ."

ADOPTION OF SONS

Galatians 4:5  "To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."

CONCORDANCE NUMBER   5206 (adoption)

uioqesia

    place as a son

ROOT 1   5207  uios

  Translate: son

ROOT 2   5087  tiqhmi

  Translate: to place

FUTURE MANIFESTATION

Romans 8:19  "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God."

WAITING FOR THE ADOPTION

Romans 8:23  "And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body."

REDEMPTION OF THE BODY

Philippians 3:20-21  "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21. Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, . . ."

AFTER HAVING SERVED

Colossians 3:23-24  "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24. Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."

IN THE MEAN TIME

Romans 8:15  "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption [of sonship], whereby we cry, Abba, Father."

SUBMISSIVE SPIRIT

Mark 14:36  "And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt."

FRUIT OF THE ABBA SPIRIT

Galatians 5:22-23  "But the fruit of the (abba) spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

THE ELECT OR CHOSEN

Ephesians 1:4-5  "According as he hath chosen (election) us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5. Having predestinated us (chosen, elect) unto the adoption of children [place as a son] by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,"

JACOB AND ESAU

Romans 9:11-12  "(For the children being not yet born (both in the family of Isaac), neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election (in the family) might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

SONS RULE, CHILDREN SERVE

12. It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger."

AT THE END

Genesis 27:1  "And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old,"

ISAAC BLESSED JACOB AS A SON

Genesis 27:28-29  "Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29. Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee."

APPROVED SERVANTS ENDURE

Galatians 4:6  "And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

oti         3754  1 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  since

de          1161  2 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  and

eimi        1510  3 pres act  ind 2p ---verb  endure

uiov        5207  4 mas  ---- nom p  noun---  sons

exapostellw 1821  5 aor  act  ind 3s ---verb  has sent

o           3588  6 mas  artl nom s  ------   the

qeov        2316  7 mas  ---- nom s  noun---  God

o           3588  8 neu  artl acc s  -------  the

pveuma      4151  9 neu  ---- acc s  noun---  spirit

o           3588 10 mas  artl gen s  -------  of the

uiov        5207 11 mas  ---- gen s  noun---  Son

autov       0846 12 mas  ---- gen s  pronoun  of Him

eiv         1519 13 ---- ---- acc -- prep---  unto

o           3588 14 fem  artl acc p  -------  the

kardia      2588 15 fem  ---- acc p  noun---  hearts

egw         1473 16 ---- ---- gen p  pronoun  of us

krazw       2896 17 pres act  acc s neu-Ptc crying out

abba        0005 18 mas  ---- voc s  noun---  Abba,

o           3588 19 mas  artl voc s  -------  the

patnr       3962 20 mas  ---- voc s  noun---  father

MY TRANSLATION

Galatians 4:6  "Since sons endure, the God has sent the spirit of His son into our hears crying, Abba, Father." (we can endure)

ENDURE

Matthew 13:21  "Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: . . ."

ou          3756  1 ---- part --- -- -------  not

ecw         2192  2 pres act  ind 3s ---verb  he hath

de          1161  3 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  but

riza        4491  4 fem  ---- acc s  noun---  root

en          1722  5 ---- ---- dat -- prep---  in

eautou      1438  6 mas  ---- dat s  pronoun  himself,

alla        0235  7 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  but

proskairov  4340  8 mas  adj  nom s  ----  for a while

eimi         1510  9 pres act  ind 3s ---verb   endures

NOT YET SONS

Galatians 4:7  "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

wste        5620  1 ---- ---- --- -- conj consequently

ouketi       3765  2 ---- adv  --- -- ------   not yet

eimi        1510  3 pres act  ind 2s ---verb  you are

doulov      1401  4 mas  ---- nom s  noun--- a servant

alla        0235  5 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  but

uios        5207  6 mas  ---- nom s  noun---  a son

ei          1487  7 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  if

de          1161  8 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  because

uios        5207  9 mas  ---- nom s  noun---  a son

kai         2532 10 ---- adv  --- -- -------  then

klnrovomov  2818 11 mas  ---- nom s  noun---  heir

dia         1223 12 ---- ---- gen -- prep---  through

qeos        2316 13 mas  ---- gen s  noun---  God

 

CONCORDANCE NUMBER   3765

ouketi     no longer/not yet

ROOT 1   3756  ou (an emphatic not or no)

Translated: not

ROOT 2   2089  eti

Translated: yet

YET, FUTURE

John 16:12  "I have yet [eti (future)] many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now."

MY TRANSLATION

Galatians 4:7  "Consequently you are not yet a son but a servant, because if a son then an heir through God."

JESUS HAD THE ABBA SPIRIT

Hebrews 12:1-3  ". . . let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."

EVIDENCE OF AN ABBA SPIRIT

Galatians 5:22-23  "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

JESUS OVERCAME

Revelation 3:21  "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne."

HE SHALL BE MY SON

Revelation 21:7  "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be [future] my son."