For all whoare being ledby the Spiritof God,theseare sonsof God.
Teachme to doYour will, For You are my God;Let Your goodSpiritleadme on levelground.
"I walkin the wayof righteousness,In the midstof the pathsof justice,
Yet the numberof the sonsof IsraelWill be like the sandof the sea,Whichcannotbe measuredor numbered;And in the placeWhereit is saidto them, "You are not My people,"It will be saidto them, "[You are] the sonsof the livingGod."
"Blessedare the peacemakers,for they shall be calledsonsof God.
But as manyas receivedHim, to them He gavethe rightto becomechildrenof God,[even] to thosewho believein His name,
For the anxious longingof the creationwaits eagerlyfor the revealingof the sonsof God.
For thosewho are accordingto the fleshset their mindson the things of the flesh,but thosewho are accordingto the Spirit,the things of the Spirit.
However,you are not in the fleshbut in the Spirit,if indeedthe Spiritof Goddwellsin you. But ifanyonedoes not havethe Spiritof Christ,he does not belongto Him.
"AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACEWHEREIT WAS SAIDTO THEM, 'YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE,'THERETHEY SHALL BE CALLEDSONSOF THE LIVINGGOD."
That is, it is not the childrenof the fleshwhoare childrenof God,but the childrenof the promiseare regardedas descendants.
"And I will be a fatherto you, And you shall be sonsand daughtersto Me," Saysthe LordAlmighty.
For you are allsonsof Godthroughfaithin ChristJesus.
sothat He might redeemthosewho were underthe Law,that we might receivethe adoption as sons.
Becauseyou are sons,Godhas sent forththe Spiritof His Soninto our hearts,crying,"Abba!Father!"
But I say,walkby the Spirit,and you will not carryout the desireof the flesh.
But ifyou are ledby the Spirit,you are not underthe Law.
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
(for the fruitof the Light[consists] in allgoodnessand righteousnessand truth),
Seehow greata lovethe Fatherhas bestowedon us, that we would be calledchildrenof God;and [such] we are. For thisreasonthe worlddoes not knowus, becauseit did not knowHim.
The one who keepsHis commandmentsabidesin Him, and He in him. We knowby thisthat He abidesin us, by the SpiritwhomHe has givenus.
"He who overcomeswill inheritthese things,and I will be his Godand he will be My son.
