The Sonship of God is a matter of birth, not a title of authority(position) or a special privilege‼
John 1 ¯¯¯¯¯ ¹² But to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—¹³ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
In this passage, the word "right" (often rightly translated as "power" in many English versions) is frequently understood to mean "He gave them the right or title of sonship." However, this is not the case. To fully grasp the meaning of this verse, we must consider the phrase that follows it. The idea is that He gave them the power to be born of God, not merely the title or privilege of sonship. The message here is that sonship is about birth, not status or privilege. Birth surpasses both status and rights.
This power is also the resurrection power that raised Christ from the dead, granting us sonship. When we believe in Him, we receive the Spirit of sonship (the life of the Son or Christ), which becomes our new identity. This Spirit of sonship assures our hearts that we are born of God and testifies that God is our Father. Here, it is important to note that what we receive at the moment of belief is the life of sonship, not the full realization of sonship, which we still await.
This is because we currently live in the earthly body inherited from Adam, not yet in the glorified spiritual body of our sonship identity.
“Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” — Romans 8:23
Another point to emphasize is found in verse 13, where the reality of being born of God is contrasted with being born of our physical parents. Just as we share the identity of our earthly parents when we are born of them, we must understand that when we are born of God through the Son, we share His identity (or will share it fully at our resurrection). Point underlined. Our understanding must align with what God’s Word teaches, not with the traditions of human teachers.
It amazes me when I hear the misleading statement that "our sonship is by grace, but Christ’s sonship is by nature." While it is true that we received sonship by grace (God’s special favor), to claim that the sonship we obtained by birth from God is not by nature reveals a lack of understanding. Let us set aside our pride and carefully examine what is written in the Holy Book.
We received the power of resurrection that enabled us to be born of God, the wonderful force that performed what no one can ever imagine. The depth and width of God's love that surpasses all imagination is also revealed in and through this power of God. We can properly understand what it means by "a power and love beyond all imagination" only in this context.
John 1 ¯¯¯¯¯ ¹² But to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—¹³ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
In this passage, the word "right" (often rightly translated as "power" in many English versions) is frequently understood to mean "He gave them the right or title of sonship." However, this is not the case. To fully grasp the meaning of this verse, we must consider the phrase that follows it. The idea is that He gave them the power to be born of God, not merely the title or privilege of sonship. The message here is that sonship is about birth, not status or privilege. Birth surpasses both status and rights.
This power is also the resurrection power that raised Christ from the dead, granting us sonship. When we believe in Him, we receive the Spirit of sonship (the life of the Son or Christ), which becomes our new identity. This Spirit of sonship assures our hearts that we are born of God and testifies that God is our Father. Here, it is important to note that what we receive at the moment of belief is the life of sonship, not the full realization of sonship, which we still await.
This is because we currently live in the earthly body inherited from Adam, not yet in the glorified spiritual body of our sonship identity.
“Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” — Romans 8:23
Another point to emphasize is found in verse 13, where the reality of being born of God is contrasted with being born of our physical parents. Just as we share the identity of our earthly parents when we are born of them, we must understand that when we are born of God through the Son, we share His identity (or will share it fully at our resurrection). Point underlined. Our understanding must align with what God’s Word teaches, not with the traditions of human teachers.
It amazes me when I hear the misleading statement that "our sonship is by grace, but Christ’s sonship is by nature." While it is true that we received sonship by grace (God’s special favor), to claim that the sonship we obtained by birth from God is not by nature reveals a lack of understanding. Let us set aside our pride and carefully examine what is written in the Holy Book.
We received the power of resurrection that enabled us to be born of God, the wonderful force that performed what no one can ever imagine. The depth and width of God's love that surpasses all imagination is also revealed in and through this power of God. We can properly understand what it means by "a power and love beyond all imagination" only in this context.
The Sonship of God is a matter of birth, not a title of authority(position) or a special privilege‼
John 1 ¯¯¯¯¯ ¹² But to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—¹³ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
In this passage, the word "right" (often rightly translated as "power" in many English versions) is frequently understood to mean "He gave them the right or title of sonship." However, this is not the case. To fully grasp the meaning of this verse, we must consider the phrase that follows it. The idea is that He gave them the power to be born of God, not merely the title or privilege of sonship. The message here is that sonship is about birth, not status or privilege. Birth surpasses both status and rights.
This power is also the resurrection power that raised Christ from the dead, granting us sonship. When we believe in Him, we receive the Spirit of sonship (the life of the Son or Christ), which becomes our new identity. This Spirit of sonship assures our hearts that we are born of God and testifies that God is our Father. Here, it is important to note that what we receive at the moment of belief is the life of sonship, not the full realization of sonship, which we still await.
This is because we currently live in the earthly body inherited from Adam, not yet in the glorified spiritual body of our sonship identity.
“Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” — Romans 8:23
Another point to emphasize is found in verse 13, where the reality of being born of God is contrasted with being born of our physical parents. Just as we share the identity of our earthly parents when we are born of them, we must understand that when we are born of God through the Son, we share His identity (or will share it fully at our resurrection). Point underlined. Our understanding must align with what God’s Word teaches, not with the traditions of human teachers.
It amazes me when I hear the misleading statement that "our sonship is by grace, but Christ’s sonship is by nature." While it is true that we received sonship by grace (God’s special favor), to claim that the sonship we obtained by birth from God is not by nature reveals a lack of understanding. Let us set aside our pride and carefully examine what is written in the Holy Book.
We received the power of resurrection that enabled us to be born of God, the wonderful force that performed what no one can ever imagine. The depth and width of God's love that surpasses all imagination is also revealed in and through this power of God. We can properly understand what it means by "a power and love beyond all imagination" only in this context.
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