“Cry … ‘Abba, Father'”

Learning to Live in the Spirit of Adoption
“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.'”
Romans 8:15
This study of spiritual adoption will hold many surprises for us. Not only is God the Father treated slightly in most works on theology, but the concept of sonship by spiritual adoption is scarcely understood.
Because of the biblical meaning of the term “adoption,” our study is forced to take a practical approach to the relationship of the believer to the heavenly Father. This approach is demanded by each of the passages in which the phrase “Abba, Father” is found.

Living in the Spirit of Adoption – VA 2015

Gene Cunningham - April 19, 2023

He will wipe away every tear

Revelation 21:4 says, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes." We all carry wounds. We all carry the scars of life. And you may be dealing with a broken heart, or with great sorrow. I want you to understand that Earth has no wound that heaven can't heal. People lose hope. People lose a sense of purpose. They lose a sense of their identity. Who am I? Why am I here? They may take their own life. If only they knew. If only there was someone to tell them. There is healing for your hurt. There is healing for your wounds. And it's going to be taken away forever. Revelation 21:4 continues, "There will no longer be any death. There will no longer be any mourning or crying or pain. The first thing is have passed away." Do you realize that when Paul says in 2nd Corinthians 5:17, "if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things have passed away and all things become new." It links to this passage(Revelation 21) because what it's telling you is as far as your concern that new creation has already started, it's already begun in you. Why? Because you are now a new creature in Christ. You are a part of the new creation that isn't even here yet. There is a creation that is coming that is perfectly designed for the new you that God has created. And tragically, too many Christians haven't even discovered who the new "them" really is.

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