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The last time I spoke we talked about being *sons* of God: We looked at the passage in Romans 8:14-23:
We talked about how the Holy Spirit asked me a question, “Why does it say “*sons*” in some verses (vs.
14, 15, 19, and 23) and “children” in other verses (vs.16, 17, 21)?” Then the Holy Spirit said to me */“The Father has many children, but not many sons.”/*
We looked at the Greek words and discovered that there are two different words used in these verses:
5207 /huios/ (hwee·*os)* –sons (vs.
14, 15, 19, 23)
5043 /teknon/ (*tek*·non) –children (vs.
16, 17, 21)
The word that is used for *children* is “teknon” and shows birth or belonging to the family.
But the word that is used for *sons* is “huios” which stresses the dignity and character of the relationship or shows maturity.
We said that the first thing we must realize as *children* of God is that we are */adopted/*.
When a person is born again, he is not born into a position of slavery.
Rather, he receives *the spirit of adoption as sons (vs.
15)*; that is, he is placed in God’s family as a mature *son~/daughter*.
The word adoption means “*/son-placing/*”—that is, the act of placing all believers as mature, adult *sons* with all the privileges and responsibilities that go with sonship.
Yet, although we may be born into the family (as children of God), we may not show the evidence of our likeness to the Father by our conduct or character (as a son) due to our lack of maturity.
So we are looking at what it means to be a son~/daughter of God.
Now think with me for a moment about some differences between children and sons:
Children “teknon” Sons “huios”
Birth-belong to the family Relationship
Father—formal title Dad~/Daddy—intimate title “My Dad’s Better than your Dad”—“not My Father is Better than your Father”
Heirs Intimacy of the Covenant
Inheritance on Father’s death (later) Inheritance in Life (now)
Dependence Independence (Self-disciplined)
Impatience Patience
Immaturity *Maturity*
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Before we look at the signs, I want to make a statement to help everyone feel more at ease.* *Please don’t feel condemned if as we go through these areas, you examine yourself and find yourself lacking in some of them.
Just as with natural children there is a process of growth that we have to go through to become what we are—sons~/daughters of Almighty God.
That process helps us to develop the attitude of *sons*~/daughters.
v W.E.
Vine.
“In Rom.
8:15, believers are said to have received “*the Spirit of adoption*,” that is, the Holy Spirit who, . . .
produces in them the realization of sonship and the attitude belonging to *sons” *
So this process begins with our spiritual birth as children (justification) and ends with our going home to heaven (glorification).
In between that time we are changing and growing day by day in ways that sometimes we can’t see (sanctification).
But the Father knows exactly what He is doing to help us to grow into maturity as His *sons~/daughters*.
I love this verse:
Ø Philippians 1:6 (NIV) 6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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*Sonship = Maturity*.
So what are some of the characteristics we can use to tell if we are showing the signs of sonship (i.e.
maturity)?
Here are a few:
*1. **Trust—No Fear*
Many of you may be thinking, “Ouch, why did I have to start with this one?”
I think this is one of the most basic characteristics, yet sometimes the hardest to fully develop.
We see this basic characteristic in a little child in the way they trust their parents for everything—food, comfort, etc.
But as a child grows up this is an area that the enemy will try to destroy quickly.
He will try to convince them that they cannot trust their parents, teachers, pastor, church, in fact anyone other than themselves.
This is not new; in fact it is the oldest lie in the book:
Ø Gen 3:1-6
The whole issue in the temptation was one of trust.
The enemy came to Eve with words that questioned whether God was withholding something good from them.
If he could show Eve that God was withholding something good from her, then God could not be trusted.
God’s words would be shown to be false, and therefore not trustworthy.
Today, the same game is played by the enemy in our minds—can we trust God’s Word to be true?
Listen to his lies to us: If God’s Word says that we are sons of God—which it does—can that really be true?
How can I be a son of God? I’m not worthy to be called a son of God—I’m just a worm.
Or if He can’t get us to believe those lies so that we agree with the Word of God that we are sons~/daughters, then he’ll tell us that we can’t be one because we don’t always act like a “mature” son~/daughter.
Especially, when we get angry or act like a child—maybe throwing a temper tantrum because God is not answering our prayers the way we think He should.
He says; see you can’t be a mature son of God if you act that way.
Surely if you think you are a son~/daughter of God, that’s something for the future when we get to heaven—it can’t be true for us now.
LIES!
LIES!
LIES!
Now notice the results of Adam & Eve’s sin (lack of trust) brought fear (vs.
10).
Oh, how many of us have fallen into the same trap of not believing God’s Word is trustworthy?! Me included.
Let’s covenant together tonight to stop believing the lies of the enemy—we ARE sons~/daughters of God and we will trust Him no matter what! AMEN!?
As we grow in our walk with God, our trust in Him becomes deeper because we have found Him and His Word to be trustworthy!
I know this is not always easy, and I know that we all slip from time to time (me included), but this is the good work that God is working in us through the victories that we win over the trials and struggles of our life.
Has anyone here ever found God or His Word to be trustworthy?
Then that is enough of a witness to us that if He did it for anyone of us, He’ll do it for me or you.
How do I know that?
Because God no respecter of persons (Rom 2:11)!
God does not have favorite children or favorite sons~/daughters.
He does not love Pastor Percy or any minister more than He does any of His children.
He does not love the “mature” Christian more than He does the immature Christian.
v (Optional) Let me share one story about how God has met my needs in an incredible way as an encouragement to you: In 1982, I went to ORU, my first wife and I had 2 small boys.
She got a job working at a leather store at the local mall.
The mall was too far away to walk, so she drove the car and I walked 3.5 miles home from school every day—rain or shine.
Her hours were constantly varying and her pay was not enough to help us make ends meet.
I tried getting a job, but it was hard to do—no car, no steady hours, and 2 small boys to take care of.
After a few months we were barely making rent.
It got real tough, but I knew that God had told me to go to school at ORU.
One Sunday morning I was watching Oral Roberts on TV and felt led to plant a seed of faith—in fact the last money we had.
I sent it in with a note telling him how I had come to ORU and what our situation was like.
About a week later I was at school when someone knocked on my classroom door asking for me.
The lady was from the OREA (Oral Roberts Evangelistic Assoc) across the street.
She told me to come over after school because they had something for me.
So after school I walked across the street and walked into the OREA building.
It was obvious that I was a student, with by backpack and tie.
When I told the lady at the desk who I was they called someone to come get me.
It was really odd, because others were standing around trying to get in to see Oral Roberts and they were not being allowed to get any further than the receptionist.
They ushered me into the back and took me into a warehouse where they showed me a pallet stacked 6 - 8 feet high full of boxes.
They told me that the people at OREA had received my note and taken up a collection for my family—that was all the boxes.
Then they gave me a tour of the place and handed me a thick envelope full of money.
Then they loaded all the boxes into a van and took me home, where they unloaded them into my kitchen.
In those boxes we found our favorite foods—cookies, candy bars, etc.
When we opened them up, we sat on the kitchen floor crying because of the goodness of God.
Also they called over to the university and within a day I had a job working on campus, around my classes.
I continued to work on campus until I graduated, and God took very good care of us for those 4 years.
Later, I actually met Oral Roberts and he remembered my letter!
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