CHILDREN OF GOD

CHILDREN OF GOD I. WHEN HEARING THE PHRASE “GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE” WE ASSOCIATE IT WITH THE “JEWS.” A. WE WHO ARE BORN-AGAIN ARE ADOPTED INTO THIS CATEGORY OF “CHILDREN OF GOD.” B. ROMANS 2:28-29 II. THE PRACTICE OF CIRCUMCISION WAS A COVENANT GOD GAVE ABRAHAM TO PRACTICE. A. ROMANS 9:7-8 ROMANS 10:4 B. BELIEVES WHAT? THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE MESSIAH, GOD’S ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. C. IT IS FAITH “BELIEVING” THAT JUSTIFIES US IN CHRIST, NOT NATIONALITY. D. GALATIANS 3:6-9 GALATIANS 3:29 III. GOD HONORS THE FAITH OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE! A. JUDE 5 B. TO UNIFY THE CHURCH AND PREVENT DIVISION, IT IS FAITH THAT DETERMINES WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD. C. ROMANS 11:17-21 D. AS GENTILE BELIEVERS WE QUALIFY AS ABRAHAM’S SEED, CHILDREN OF GOD. IV. AS BELIEVERS WE NEED TO PRAY FOR UNBELIEVERS. A. 2 CORINTHIANS 3:15-18 ROMANS 2:11 B. FAVORITISM WAS NOT A PART OF GOD’S POLICY, GOD HONORS FAITH. C. ACTS 10:34-35 V. WHAT HISTORY CLEARLY REVEALS IS THE “PROVIDENCE” OF GOD. WEBSTER DEFINITION: “GOD CONCEIVED AS THE POWER SUSTAINING AND GUIDING HUMAN DESTINY.” A. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD? B. ROMANS 10:9-10 C. QUESTION: “SAVED FROM WHAT?” ANSWER: THE PENALTY AND BONDAGE OF SIN AND THE WRATH OF GOD THAT IS COMING TO THIS WORLD. D. 1 THESSALONIANS 1:10