Filhos de Deus
Ser filho de Deus é o maior privilégio da existência humana. Pela fé em Cristo, recebemos o direito de ser chamados filhos de Deus — herdeiros de Deus e co-herdeiros com Cristo.
O direito de ser filho
A todos que creram no nome de Jesus, deu-lhes o poder de serem feitos filhos de Deus — nascidos não do sangue, mas de Deus.
But, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, one by receiving Christ. Presumably ‘receiving’ is a conscious act. Each of my two children did this when four years old. to those who believe into His name:’ (Greek εν) Jesus or His name; always it reads ‘believe into’ (Greek εις). People believe in Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, the goodness of man, or whatever, but it makes no difference in their lives. Many millions of people say they ‘believe in Jesus’, but it makes no difference in their lives either. You have to believe into Him—commitment and identification are involved, that go along with the change in location, from being outside to being inside. As Jesus Himself said in John 6:53-56, you have to "eat" His flesh and "drink" His blood. If you eat something your body assimilates it, it becomes part of you. who were begotten, not by blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the will of a man, relationship between them. but by God.
Because God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life.
but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have Life through His Name.
So all of you are sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ
But at just the right time God sent out His Son, born of a woman, born under law, so that He might redeem those under law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.
A identidade dos filhos
O Espírito testifica com nosso espírito que somos filhos de Deus. E se filhos, também herdeiros — herdeiros de Deus.
Viver como filhos
Vede que grande amor o Pai nos concedeu: que fôssemos chamados filhos de Deus! E é isso que somos.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.
He says to them, "But you, who do you say that I am?" So in answer Simon Peter said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God!" And in answer Jesus said to him: "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in the heavens.