February 29
Adoption, or “son-placing,” is the ultimate goal God has set for believer (Eph 1:5) at the end of time, bringing us into the fullness of eternal realities. In Paul’s writings the ideas of “children” and “sons” are different. Becoming a child is a generative change: we are born into the family and share common life. Becoming a son is a legal change, as when we see a sign “Smith and Sons.” This doesn’t announce the birth of a child, but that the son is being brought into privilege and responsibility. We are made sons at the moment of salvation and thus already have received a spirit of...
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