Children of God by Faith in Christ

"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3: 26)

The verse could not make it clearer: "You are", not "You will be."

The following verses explain how and why:

"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." (Romans 8: 15)

There is no spirit of bondage, as afflicted King Saul, for example, because all of our sins have been paid for, put away, sent away.

The Spirit of Adoption, the Holy Spirit, brings Christ Jesus to live inside of everyone of us, that instead of trusting to our fears and efforts, we can rest in God's grace and righteousness:


Consider also this wonderful verse:

"And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father." (Galatians 4: 6)

We do not have to cry out for our Daddy God to care for us. The Spirit of God within us cries out, and we just let the Spirit flow:

"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." (Romans 8: 26)

When we receive all that Jesus has done for us at the Cross, including the removal of all our sins as well as the fulfillment of the law, so that we can receive the Spirit, then we can walk in the full spirit of Sonship which God the Father has entrusted to us.