In 3 sentences: The document is about how God adopts believers as his children through Jesus Christ. It discusses several Bible passages that portray God as a loving Father who chooses, sends his Spirit into, and accepts believers into his family. The key words of adopted, related, and accepted are used to explore the different ways God welcomes believers as his cherished children.
10. If the Spirit of God is leading
you, then take comfort in
knowing you are His children.
11. You see, you have not received
a spirit that returns you to
slavery, so you have nothing
to fear.
12. The Spirit you have received
adopts you and welcomes you
into God’s own family. That’s
why we call out to Him,
“Abba! Father!”
13. as we would address a loving
daddy. Through that prayer,
God’s Spirit confirms in our
spirits that we are His children.
(Romans 8:14-16 – The Voice)
14. God decided in advance to
adopt us into his own family by
bringing us to himself through
Jesus Christ.
15. This is what he wanted to do,
and it gave him great pleasure.
(Ephesians 1:5 – New Living Translation)
16. God sent him to buy freedom for
us who were slaves to the law,
so that he could adopt us as his
very own children. And because
we are his children,
17. God has sent the Spirit of his
Son into our hearts, prompting
us to call out, “Abba, Father.”
Now you are no longer a slave
but God’s own child.
18. And since you are his child,
God has made you his heir.
(Galatians 4:5-7 – New Living Translation)