And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.
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… Down to verse 17. And if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together, that is together with him. You are a joint heir. Christ not only saved you from your sins, rescued you from hell, gave you a new life, but he's gonna share all of his glory, well, glory, his blessed presence with you forever. The co-heir. To be a co-heir. Look, I know we're just happy to get to heaven, are we not? It's just like, I just wanna get out of here and get to heaven. I'll be happy to be there. Apparently God's not content with that. He's going to have you there, but the Bible says you're going to be a co-heir with Christ. He said, well, but I don't need that. Shh, just take it. He's excited to do that. Let's be honest. When you love your kids or you love somebody, you love giving them stuff. …
Well, there is a word. We'll be coming from Romans 8, verse 14 through 18. And I really encourage you in your free time to definitely study the chapter in its whole, for we will be feeding from it in its entirety. And I ask if you're able to stand as we honor God's reading or the reading of God's holy word. Romans 8 beginning at verse 14. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading you to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also. Heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ. If indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed in us. …
… we have to understand that our inheritance first starts with our identity, that our inheritance from God. I want to go to Romans chapter 8, verses 14 through 17. And to contextualize this question, And part of the reason why they're asking about our spiritual inheritance is because I talked about the inherited traits that we receive biologically and how we are predisposed to certain types of traits. But also recognizing that in our spiritual inheritance that we have some powers and authority and offerings that only come from our relationship with God through Jesus that allows us to have power and strength and peace. And so Romans 8 chapters 14 through 17 says, for if you live according to the flesh, you will die. Okay, let's take a minute and just let that marinate for a minute. So if we talk about living according to the flesh, of course, we talk about the spirit versus the flesh in church a lot. And, you know, you got to kill your flesh. …
… Skipping ahead to verse 17. Now if we are children, then we are heirs, heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ. If indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. See, that's it. That is your new identity. God's children. We're children of God. You may have heard someone say before, oh, we're just all God's children. No, we're not. According to what Paul is telling us here in Scripture, those who have accepted Jesus and live according to his spirit are God's children. When we've surrendered our lives to him, then we become adopted. You're a son or a daughter of the Most High King. Adoption means that you belong. It means that you're a part, you're chosen, you're accepted. See, you're loved. Look at verse 17. It says, we are children of God and by him we cry, Abba, Father. That language he's using, Abba, Father, that's like Papa, Dad. See, I don't know what your relationship with your earthly father is like, but our heavenly father, he is the ultimate example of a loving and caring father. …
… I feel something about to take over this place. If so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. Now, that's the first time he used the word suffer. Go back to that. That's the first time he used the word suffer. Go back to the 17th. And if Christ is the heirs of God, joint heirs of Christ, if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. See, if you're a joint heir with Christ, Christ was beaten. Christ was whipped. Christ was nailed to a cross. Christ was stripped of his clothes. Christ was buried in a tomb. Christ went through something. and every now and then you're going to go through something. It's not popular to teach that anymore because people just want magic numbers and magic blessings. They want quick prophecies. I see in the spirit, you can just get on your phone and see prophet after prophet, AI-generated prophets telling you you're going to hit the lottery this week and I need you to just punch the heart right now and write on the line, I will win and you're going to hit the lottery tonight. …
… When we cry, Abba, Father, it is that very spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God. And if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. If in fact we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. Romans 8 reminds us that we're free. Romans 8 reminds us we are alive. And in this segment, do me a favor, touch yourself and say, I'm an heir. I'm an heir. Within these verses that I've just read, Paul makes allusion to one of the most beautiful and the deepest components of salvation that is arguably one of the most neglected. Within these verses, Paul makes mention of the pneuma weothasea, the spirit of adoption. And what Paul argues in no uncertain terms is that when we accept Christ into our lives, God has literally adopted us and brought us into his family. to understand the pneuma we oath to see it to understand the power and the beauty of the spirit of adoption i need you to understand what adoption meant in ancient roman civilization the same way we understood no condemnation by looking at the roman judicial system in order to really understand the beauty and the depth and the power of what paul means when he says we've been adopted, I need you to understand some things about Roman adoption. Remember, correct study of the Bible suggested if we want to understand what something means, we must first understand what it meant. Let me share with you what adoption meant …