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In today’s class, we will be talking about sonship. Enjoy the class!
Sonship
At creation, all human beings are referred to as children of God but after the fall, man lost his access as the son of God. It was man’s disobedience that made him lose the privilege of being called the child of God. It was disobedience to the will of God that made man lose the privilege to be called the child of God.
God himself confirmed the sonship of Jesus in his ministry on Earth. During Jesus’ baptism, as soon as he came up out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw God’s Spirit coming down on him like a dove.
The voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him.” Matthew 3:17.
Further, God confirmed this on the mountain where he was transfigured, “This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him. Obey him!” Matthew 17:5
Jesus maintained obedience to the will of God. Jesus’ obedience to the will of God qualified men to be children of God.
We can learn from Paul’s epistle to the Galatians how to be children of God. he said since those that are baptized into Christ have put on Christ there should be no discrimination among Christians. All Christians are one in Christ Jesus. if one is in Christ then he is Abraham’s seed according to the Promise.
Christians are also children of God
Salvation through faith in Christ Jesus is what grants believers access to be called the children of God. Scripture says, John 1:12 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that belief on his name” Paul in his letter to the Galatians confirmed this,
“Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Galatians 4:3-7
Ways we can show that we are children of God
- We should reject Satan in every sphere of our lives and accept Jesus as our Savior.
- we must obey and fulfil Christian obligation and those of the state also.
- you must strive hard to win more souls for Christ and contribute our quota in cash and kind of propagation of the gospel and Christianity.
Lessons to learn
Paul’s message that Christians are children of God by Faith in Christ Jesus is a pointer that Christians should endeavour to be mature in Faith and live exemplary life according to the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and his maturity in fruits that would make Christians to qualify to call themselves children of God and call God their father and he would answer them.
Evaluation
Discuss how you think an individual can become a child of God?
Assignment
- Describe how man lost his rightful place as a child of God.
- Discuss ways we can show that we are children of God.
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