Sonship Restoration

Understanding Sonship Today’s Focus: History of the Sons of God: Sonship Restoration Scripture: John 1:1-13; Romans 8:11-17 Greetings Kingdom Citizens After 4,000 years of history and the fullness of time comes the answer and the salvation for the world. One thing we have to understand about the Old Testament is that everything that was spoken was in shadowy form. It was like a veil covering the truth. See, since the Holy Spirit could not abide and live in men until the resurrection of Christ, God spoke to people in a form that their souls can understand and pick up. So back then the truth was spoken in shadowy form like a veil covering the truth. But here comes Jesus and in John 1:9-10 He was described as the true light. Now the word light has many different meanings but when we look at Jesus, He is the knowledge (light) or the truth all of mankind needs. See the opposite of truth is a lie and remember we were once children of darkness and now we are children of the Light. The arrival of Jesus is to unveil all of those shadowy words of the Old Testament and shed “light” and the truth of what they mean. But what was unique was the truth was not in word, but in a man walking on the Earth. Jesus is the Son of God, the last Adam, the one sent to restore the family of God. Now if you read John 1:12 it clearly states that anyone who receives Him and believes on His name they shall become the sons of God. So it is only by confession and faith in Jesus that you can become a son of God. But let’s make this much easier. Before you came into the Kingdom of God, you were a child of the devil. Remember God is the Creator of everything. Now the only way you can legally adopt someone is that they do not belong to a family. I cannot just come and take your child away and call him or her my child without you giving up your rights and releasing that child to me. But what is so unique is everyone who is born on Earth is born as a child of satan or disobedience. Now once this child has to decide that they no longer want to be a part of this family, but want to be adopted into God’s family. This is the legal spiritual document (confession and faith in Jesus) that allows you to leave one family and be ADOPTED into the family of God. So how do you now become a member of the household of God? By receiving the Holy Spirit in your spirit. And who gives you the Holy Spirit? Jesus! So the very first adoption was us into the Kingdom of God. So the whole theory of adoption came from the Kingdom. But let’s prove it in scripture. Let’s look at Romans 8:15,16: “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry, Abba. Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the Children of God.” In two scriptures, that sums up everything that was said above. So how do we know we are children or sons of God? Through the Holy Spirit testifying and abiding within our spirit. This is the only way you can become a son of God. Jesus gave us the ability and opportunity to choose sonship in the Kingdom or to stay a child of Satan. God’s covenant is still in effect today and the Kingdom of God is open to anyone who wants to make their spiritual refuge there. Everyone has to make their choice for themselves. At Our Father’s Service, Elder Calvin Calhoun, Jr.