SONSHIP AND IDENTITY

ALL SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES ARE IN THE KING JAMES TRANSLATION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

Good day folks, I trust God has been mightily working in us to impact the world. Today’s topic is engineered towards getting the believer to recognize and actualize his inheritance by means of an already done deed! I’m talking about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ now.

A lot of believers languish in the distasteful abyss of ignorance because they are unaware of Who they are and what they possess in the New Creation.

This teaching aims to expose or expound the following realities in the believer

• ·        The Adoption of Sons
• ·        The Calling of Sons
• ·        The witness or agreement of the indwelling Spirit as Sons
• ·        The Sons of God

Romans 8:15

For ye have not received the Spirit of Bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry , Abba Father.

Paul critically compares the life of the believer in distinct tangibility of what he has received and what He hasn’t.

The Spirit of Adoption. Paul intends to state here the reason and motive for the Holy Spirit in the first instance as we see in the post text (Verse 14)

“For as many are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God”

Clearly Paul distinctively relates sonship to a level of knowledge acquired by constant fellowship. The Son of God is expected to be led by the Spirit at all times

This account is corroborated by John the Beloved

John 1:12

But as many as received Him to them gave He power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name.

Received in the Greek has the same connotation as association or taking possession or to obtain.

This implies losing yourself to gain HIM!

Paul expounds this in His letter to the Phillipians

Phillipians 3:7

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ

 The Son has an Identity fostered in Christ. He got this identity by receiving Christ at Salvation. The Son also believes on His name. Believe here has a slight connotation with the word for ”Called” which implies to be surnamed.

Surname indicates an identity! The believer has an identity with Christ. Every believer is identified in Christ.

Lets see Paul’s account in 1 Corinthians 7:24

"Brethren, let every man wherein he is called, therein abide with God".

Abiding with God entails a unified existence with God.

The believer is one with God. There is no segregation whatsoever.

John 14:16

And I will pray the father, and he will send you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever.

Ephesians 1:13

In whom after ye trusted , after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom after ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.

Notice the word Sealed! A seal indicates ownership.

The Indwelling Spirit of God is the Security of the believer. More like a security vote. That is how we know we are children of God.

Romans 8:16

For the Spirit itself beareth witness with our Spirits, that we are children of God

The Spirit acts as a surety. The very inheritance at Salvation.

The believer must be aware of who he is continually. He must be dynamic in his New creation realities. A believer without knowledge is like an empty carriage going to heaven. There’s a sure hope- a destination but no value.

Knowledge deepens and entrenches the value of any believer. It makes Christianity real.

I pray that deeper and deeper shall you c rave and desire the knowledge of Jesus entrenching your salvation by virtue of Knowledge and mighty workings.

Thank you for reading.

Agagwu Tochukwu