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We Belong to Him Galatians 4 & Ephesians 1-2. Rejected for our adoption. Matthew 27:45–46
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We Belong to Him Galatians 4 & Ephesians 1-2
Rejected for our adoption Matthew 27:45–46 Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land. At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” God our Father : We Belong to Him
Rejected for our adoption Aristotle “...there is nothing common to ruler and ruled, there is not friendship either... between craftsman and tool... the slave is a living tool and the tool a lifeless slave.” God our Father : We Belong to Him We were born... • slaves of sin and death
Rejected for our adoption God our Father : We Belong to Him We were born... • slaves of sin and death • servants of Satan • children of wrath
Privileges of adoption God our Father : We Belong to Him Physical provision Family name Relatives Inheritance Trade Marriage
Privileges of adoption Hebrews 12:22–23 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven.... God our Father : We Belong to Him
Privileges of adoption 1 Peter 1:18–19 ...you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. God our Father : We Belong to Him Redemption
Privileges of adoption Ephesians 1:7–8 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. God our Father : We Belong to Him Redemption
Privileges of adoption John 1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only One, Himself God, Who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known. God our Father : We Belong to Him Redemption Intimacy
Privileges of adoption God our Father : We Belong to Him Redemption Intimacy Inheritance
Privileges of adoption God our Father : We Belong to Him Psalm 127:3–5 Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them....
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