- a Father:
- "A seedª shall serveª° him; it shall be accountedª° to the Lordª for a generation.ª" {Psa 22:30} + "But I¹ said,ª° How¹ shall I putª° thee among the children,ª and giveª° thee a pleasantª land,ª a goodlyª heritageª of the hostsª of nations?ª and I said,ª° Thou shalt callª° me, My father;ª and shalt not¹ turn awayª° from¹¹ me.²" {Jer 3:19} + "At the same¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª will I be¹ the Godª of all¹ the familiesª of Israel,ª and they¹ shall be¹ my people.ª" {Jer 31:1} + "They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª" {Jer 31:9} + "Then saidª° [God], Callª° his nameª Loammi:ª for¹ ye¹ [are] not¹ my people,ª and I¹ will not¹ be¹ your [God]. ... Yet the numberª of the childrenª of Israelª shall be¹ as the sandª of the sea,ª which¹ cannot¹ be measuredª° nor¹ numbered;ª° and it shall come to pass,¹ [that] in the placeª where¹ it was saidª° unto them, Ye¹ [are] not¹ my people,ª [there] it shall be saidª° unto them, [Ye are] the sonsª of the livingª God.ª" {Hsa 1:9-10} + "Butª as many asª receivedª° him,ª to themª gave¹ he²° powerª to becomeª° the sonsª of God,ª [even] to them that believeª° onª hisª name:ª" {Jhn 1:12} + "Forª as many asª are ledª° by the Spiritª of God,ª theyª areª° the sonsª of God.ª ... Andª ifª children,ª thenª heirs;ª heirsª of¹ God,ª² andª joint-heirsª with Christ;ª if so be² that¹ we suffer withª° [him], thatª we may be²° alsoª glorified together.ª°" {Rom 8:14-17} + "Forª whomª he did foreknow,ª° he²° alsoª did predestinateª° [to be] conformed² to¹ the¹ imageª of his²¹ Son,ª that² heª might beª° the firstbornª amongª manyª brethren.ª" {Rom 8:29} + "Forª ye areª° allª the childrenª of Godª byª faithª inª Christª Jesus.ª" {Gal 3:26} + "Toª redeemª° them¹ that were underª the law,ª thatª we might receiveª° the¹ adoption of sons.ª ... Whereforeª thou artª° no moreª a servant,ª butª a son;ª andª ifª a son,ª thenª an heirª of Godª throughª Christ.ª" {Gal 4:5-7} + "Having predestinatedª° usª untoª the adoption of childrenª byª Jesusª Christª toª himself,²¹ accordingª to the¹ good pleasureª of his²¹ will,ª" {Eph 1:5} + "Behold,ª° what mannerª of loveª the¹ Fatherª hath bestowedª° upon us,ª thatª we should be calledª° the sonsª of God:ª thereforeªª the¹ worldª knowethª° usª not,ª becauseª it knewª° himª not.ª ... Beloved,ª nowª are¹ we²° the sonsª of God,ª andª it doth²° not yetª appearª° whatª we shall be:ª° butª we knowª° that,ª whenª he shall appear,ª° we shall beª° likeª him;ª forª we shall seeª° himª asª he is.ª°" {1Jn 3:1-2} + "He that overcomethª° shall inheritª° all things;ª andª I will beª° his²¹ God,ª andª heª shall beª° myª son.ª" {Rev 21:7}
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