Spiritual Gifts part 72. All of creation tonight is longing to be set free

Pastor-Teacher
John Farley
Wednesday,
January 12, 2011

Spiritual Gifts Part 72: All of creation tonight is still longing to be set free.

The Doctrine of Adoption

The Greek word huiothesia means to place a son in the home who would carry on the family business, the family estate. Therefore it meant recognition as an adult son.

our Greek word huiothesia occurs twice in Romans 8, here in verse 15, and again in verse 23.

Verse 15 talks about the spirit in relation to adoption as sons, and what we have already received.

Verse 23 talks about the body in relation to the adoption as sons, and what we are waiting eagerly to receive.

The Holy Spirit uses our situations of suffering to produce the virtues of Christ’s character in us.

1PE 5:10
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

In the meantime we can exult in our tribulations, because we have assurance that the Spirit will transform our suffering, by stages, into hope, ROM 5:2-5.

Paul is emphasizing that glorification is the ultimate end and goal of adoption.

The final result is that we shall become like the humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ, perfect and in glorified bodies.

The original function of nature was perfect order. However, nature had its fall along with man.

When the Lord Jesus Christ returns, nature is going to function properly.

God will unveil the true nature of Christians at the Rapture, and He will publicly manifest our real status at the Second Advent of Christ.

The first occurred when satan and the fallen angels rebelled.