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nor can they die any more, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things? Do you desire to be enslaved all over again?

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not continue in the house forever, but a son continues forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.

so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

"And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

For you are all sons of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." When Jesus had said this, he departed and hid himself from them.

for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.

and if children, then heirsheirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, in order that we may also be glorified with him.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath,

For both he who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, "I will declare your name to my brethren, in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."

But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are members of God's household,

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

He was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.read more.
Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.