Adoption to Sonship
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— Ephesians 1:5 (NIV) The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal
The Father chose us
Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy
Blessed in the heavenly realms
May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by
Do good to the Brethren
So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good [morally] to all people [not only being useful or profitable to them, but also doing what
God cannot be mocked
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7 (NIV) Since God cannot be mocked in that the laws and principles He has
Be Generous
Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the
Cultivate the fruit of the Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) Fruit grow on branches and
Avoid the works of the flesh
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries,
Walk in the Spirit
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) To walk in spirit doesn’t mean acting spooky or strange