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.
12 But, as many as did receive him, he gave, unto them, authority, children of God, to become,unto them who were believing on his name:13 Whonot of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, butof God, were born.
16 For God, so loved, the world, that, his Only Begotten Son, he gave,that, whosoever believeth on him, might not perish, but have life age-abiding.
31 but, these, are written, that ye may believe that, Jesus, is, the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, ye may have life in his name.
26 For ye, all, are, sons of God, through the faith in Christ Jesus;27 For ye, as many as, into Christ, have been immersed, have put Christ, on:
4 But, when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, who came to be of a woman, who came to be under law,5 That, them who were under law, he might redeem, that, the sonship, we might duly receive;
7 So that, no longer, art thou a servant, but a son; and, if a son, an heir also, through God.
A identidade dos filhos
O Espírito testifica com nosso espírito que somos filhos de Deus. E se filhos, também herdeiros — herdeiros de Deus.
14 For, as many as by Gods Spirit are being led, the same, are Gods sons,15 For ye have not received a spirit of servitude, leading back into fear, but ye have received a spirit of sonship, whereby we are exclaimingAbba! Oh Father!
16 The Spirit itself, beareth witness together with our spirit that we are children of God;
8 That isnot the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed.
10 Yet shall the number of the sons of Israel become like the sand of the sea, which can neither he measured, nor numbered,and it shall come to pass, in the place where it used to be said to them, No people of mine, are ye, it shall be said to them, Sons of a Living God!
1 Sons, are ye unto Yahweh your God,ye shall not cut yourselves, neither shall ye put baldness between your eyes for the dead.2 For, a holy people, thou art unto Yahweh thy God,and, of thee, did Yahweh make choice, that thou shouldest become his people as a treasure, above all the peoples that are on the face of the ground.
Viver como filhos
Vede que grande amor o Pai nos concedeu: que fôssemos chamados filhos de Deus! E é isso que somos.
1 Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon usthat, children of God, we should be called,and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.
10 Herein, are, manifest, the children of God, and the children of the adversary: Whoever is not doing righteousness, is not of God, nor yet he that is not loving his brother.
9 Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:
15 He saith unto themBut who say, ye, that I am?16 And, Simon Peter, answering, saidThou, art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.17 And Jesus, answering, said to himHappy, art thou, Simon Bar-yona,because, flesh and blood, revealed it not unto thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
7 For the sake of discipline, persevere! As towards sons, God, beareth himself, towards you; for who is a son whom a father doth not discipline?8 If however ye are without discipline, whereof, all, have received a share, then, are ye, bastards, and, not sons.