A Slave, A Child, An Heir
May 5, 2024
Romans 8:12-17
1. Sanctification Is A
Not a
. (Vs. 12-13)
2. God’s Spirit:
a.
John 16:13, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak on his own, but he will speak whatever he hears. He will also declare to you what is to come.”
b. Confirms Our
Galatians 4:4-5, “When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.”
c. Settles the
Matthew 18:16, “But if he won’t listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.”
d. Gives Us a
1 Peter 4:13, “Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.”
John 14:1-3, “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.”
e. Gives Us a
Galatians 4:6, “And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!””