Romans 8:12-17
key verse: 15
The Spirit of God makes us free, but what does he do concretely? What must we do if we are in the Spirit?
1. The Spirit of adoption (12-15)
Paul says that even if we are saved, it's important to live by the Spirit. We can no longer live according to the flesh if we are saved. We must fight against the flesh and let it die by the Spirit. Then we will live through the life God has given us. The Spirit guides us and makes us experience true freedom. Before, we lived in fear of God, since we are descendants of Cain, but now we are no longer in fear and we have the confidence to say to God, "Abba, Father".
2. Fellow heirs with Christ (16-17)
It's not just a happy feeling we get when we call God "Father". Instead, it's a clear conviction given by the Spirit of God (16). Being children of God, we also know that we are heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ. The Spirit testifies to our living hope in the kingdom of God. However, Paul says that those who suffer with Him wil have this hope.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for adopting me as your son/ daughter. Help me to suffer with you in order to be with you eternally as an heir.
Bottom line: Abba! Father!
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