OUR HEAVENLY FATHER GAVE US HIS SPIRIT TO REASSURE US OF OUR PRIVILEGED FAMILY RELATIONSHIP AND GLORIOUS INHERITANCE
(SONS AND HEIRS -- THE INDWELLING SPIRIT ASSURES US OF OUR IDENTITY AND INHERITANCE IN THE FAMILY OF GOD)
1. (:14-15) We Are Now Adopted As God's Very Own Children
a. God has forgotten our past and accepted us into His family
b. Qualification -- not Universalism, but those led by the Spirit
c. Benefits of this new family relationship
2. (:16) We have Been Given the Holy Spirit Within To Reassure Us Regarding Our Identity and Inheritance
3. (:17) As God's Children We are Guaranteed to Receive a Glorious Inheritance Through Christ
