Romans 8:14-17

Good morning, please take your copy of God's Word, which I hope that you have with you this morning, and join me in Romans chapter 8.

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To continue our study of Romans 8, Lord willing, we will finish the chapter on Christmas Eve morning. That's the plan as it stands.

We will, of course, still take some time and turn our attention to the coming of Christ and all that that entails, which certainly includes what Paul's teaching us in Romans 8.

I want you to know that these decisions are made prayerfully and thoughtfully with the aim of best ministering to your souls.

So we do hope that you'll be well served, that you don't miss too much those Advent-themed sermons as we continue with chapter 8.

Now this morning we have further opportunity to consider the ministry of the Spirit.

Last week we saw in verses 5-13 that the Spirit, number one, gives us life.

Herein we find the doctrine of regeneration.

That is to say that those who are in Christ Jesus were once dead spiritually, but are now alive spiritually.

Those who are in Christ have been born again.

Secondly, we saw that the Spirit empowers us to live like Christ.

The third person of our Trinitarian God sets us free from bondage to sin and works in us to bring about holiness.

Our justification guarantees our sanctification or gradual growing in holiness.

Now before we press in today's text, I want to briefly address the closing phrase of it at the outset,

a phrase that we will consider, Lord willing, at greater length next week.

And that's this phrase, in order that we may also be glorified with Him.

You'll see that there at the end of verse 17.

And here we find the goal for the Christian life.

I think that John most succinctly sums up this idea of us being glorified with Christ

in 1 John chapter 3 and verse 2, where he says,

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Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared,

but we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him,

because we shall see Him as He is.

When we are glorified, we will be like the perfect, sinless Son of God.

God accomplishes this saving work in our lives by the power of the Spirit.

I'm aiming us there as we're thinking about these ministries of the Spirit together.

Let me draw your attention just briefly to the names used for the Spirit in Romans so far.

Paul's doing this inspiration very carefully to help us understand something of the Spirit's work in our lives.

We see Him called just the Spirit in chapter 8, verse 4, verse 5, verse 6, verse 9, verse 10, verse 11, and verse 13.

We see Him back in chapter 1 and verse 4 called the Spirit of holiness.

We see Him in chapter 8 and verse 2 called the Spirit of life.

In chapter 8, verse 9, and in today's text, verse 14, we see Him called the Spirit of God.

And then we also see Him called the Spirit of Christ in chapter 8 and verse 9.

So the Spirit brings about life and holiness, emanates from God, is part of the triune God, and works to magnify Christ.

Paul says in Colossians chapter 1, verse 27,

Colossians 1:27

Christ in you, the hope of glory.

The hope that we will one day be glorified.

Christ indwelling by the Spirit in us.

So with this in mind, let's look at Romans chapter 8, beginning in verse 14.

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Let me remind you before I read it, beloved, that this is God's Word to us.

It was written for His glory and for our good, and so we would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and to obey its commands.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, Abba, Father.

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

And if children, then heirs.

Heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.

Provided we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him.

I want to show you from our text four ways that the Spirit ministers to us.

I am not suggesting that the Spirit's ministry is delimited by these four things, but I do believe that they are the primary ministries of the Spirit.

They are as follows.

Number one, because of the Spirit, we are led.

Number two, because of the Spirit, we are accepted.

Number three, because of the Spirit, we are confident.

And number four, because of the Spirit, we are rewarded.

So firstly, because of the Spirit, we are led.

Each of these points begins with that because, because verse 14 starts with a four.

Recall that when we see this word, it shows us what Paul is saying is a continuation of what he has previously said.

This is not a disjointed thought.

He is following a logical flow, and so we do well to remember the context as we consider what it means to be led by the Spirit.

The Spirit does give us inclinations about the everyday details of our lives, but this is not what Paul is talking about here.

I don't want to limit that, that there are things we think perhaps we should say that are led by the Spirit,

but that's not what Paul is saying in this text.

text.

So, for or because what?

We're immediately proceeding.

Verse 14 is verse 13.

I love how that numbering helps us.

Romans 8.13 says this,

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die.

But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

It's just after that that he says,

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Paul is specifically teaching that the Spirit empowers putting to death sin in our lives.

The Spirit leads us away from wickedness,

but not away from wickedness just to a position of neutrality,

but also toward holiness.

If you move up the chapter a little more to verse 4,

there we see,

In order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us,

who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

So at the beginning, do not be confused.

Paul is not talking about subjective inclinations here,

but about objective holiness.

If we are led by the Spirit of God,

we are being led to obey the good commands of God.

That's here what he is talking about.

I also want to talk a little bit about the word all.

It says,

For all who are led by the Spirit of God.

And this little word needs some attention.

I will say simply,

Those who belong to God are led by the Spirit.

If a person is in Christ Jesus,

then they are filled with the Spirit of Christ,

and the only objective observable marker of the state of their souls

is obedience to God's law.

There's a lot of confusion about that in our day.

If you are in Christ,

then you have His Spirit,

and it evidences itself in obedience to God's Word.

Don't let somebody tell you that you have to laugh uncontrollably

in order to be filled with the Spirit.

It's not in the text.

You can't find it in the text.

What are we to do?

We are to obey God's Word.

But all who are sons of God

are led by the Spirit of God.

Now we also have to spend some time on this verb,

led.

What does it mean to be led by the Spirit?

Perhaps you will tolerate me a little Greek nerdiness for a moment,

and maybe you'll even enjoy it.

I hope that you will.

The verb led is in the indicative mood,

which describes something as actual,

not theoretical or merely possible.

So, actually led.

It's in the present tense,

which describes something happening

with no reference to its completion.

So, it's happening and happening and happening and happening.

In actuality, going on all the time.

Not momentarily,

not in little spurts,

but all the time going on.

And it's in the passive voice,

which describes an action,

where the action is happening

to the subject of the sentence or phrase,

regardless of the participation of the object.

So, it's happening necessarily to.

You see, Paul is stating

that the leading of the Spirit

is a thing that necessarily

is always happening to the Christian.

If you are a son of God,

then you are led by the Spirit of God.

We don't always follow the leading of the Spirit

in our lives, to be clear.

But you are being led

if you are in Christ.

Christ is in you.

In fact, another way to translate

the Greek verb here translated,

led, is to take hold of.

If we belong to Him,

then by the Spirit,

He has taken hold of us.

And He is aiming us in a direction,

which I mentioned previously,

which is that final glory

that we await.

So, if we are led by the Spirit,

then we are sons of God.

Those led by the Spirit of God,

the Spirit was sent by God the Father

and God the Son

to show that we are sons of God.

The gift that God had given us

proves that we belong to Him.

Here we see the contrast

of two categories of people

and a pressing question.

We see that those who are part of God's family

and by implication,

those who are not.

You are either led by the Spirit

and a son of God

or you are not led by the Spirit

and not a son of God.

To which family do you belong this morning?

Most important question about you.

Are you led by the Spirit of God

to put to death sin in your life

and be obedient?

Do you hate your sin

and possess an innate desire

to obey God's good commands?

Or are you looking for every possible excuse,

any potential justification,

to live your life on your terms?

I want you to keep Romans chapter 8 marked with me

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and turn with me to John chapter 8.

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It is altogether possible

for somebody to profess faith in Jesus Christ

and not be in Him.

This is addressed all throughout the Bible

and I want to show you

where Jesus addresses it specifically.

John 8 beginning in verse 31.

Verse 31 reads,

So Jesus said to the Jews

who had believed in Him.

Verse 30 says that a number of Jews

had come to believe in Him.

Who had believed in Him.

Now listen,

these are people who have professed belief.

We read that and we go,

of course, they're Christians.

They've become Christians.

Jesus is addressing this very thing with them.

Those who have professed faith in Him.

He says,

If you abide in My Word,

you are truly My disciples.

And you will know the truth

and the truth will set you free.

Now listen to how they respond.

They answered Him,

We are offspring of Abraham

and have never been enslaved to anyone.

How is it that you say

you will become free?

Jesus answered them.

Verse 34,

Truly, truly, I say to you,

everyone who practices sin

is a slave to sin.

Had they been regenerate,

they would already be aware

of this reality.

Verse 35,

The slave does not remain in the house forever.

The son remains forever.

So, if the son sets you free,

you will be free indeed.

I know that you are offspring of Abraham,

yet you seek to kill Me

because My Word finds no place in you.

Like, full stop,

are these people believers in Jesus Christ?

Jesus says otherwise.

Right?

I speak of what I have seen with My Father,

and you do what you have heard

from your father.

Two different families.

They answered Him,

Abraham is our father.

Jesus said to them,

If you were Abraham's children,

you would be doing the works

Abraham did,

works of faith.

But now you seek to kill Me,

a man who has told you the truth

that I heard from God.

This is not what Abraham did.

You are doing the works

your father did.

They said to Him,

We were not born of sexual immorality.

We have one father,

even God.

Jesus said to them,

If God were your father,

you would love Me.

For I came from God,

and I am here.

I am not of My own accord,

but He sent Me.

Why do you not understand what I say?

It is because you cannot bear

to hear My Word.

You are of your father,

the devil,

and your will is to do

your father's desires.

He was a murderer

from the beginning

and does not stand in the truth

because there is no truth in Him.

When He lies,

He speaks out of His own character,

for He is a liar

and the father of lies.

But because I tell you the truth,

you do not believe Me.

Which one of you convicts Me of sin?

If I tell the truth,

why do you not believe Me?

Whoever is of God

hears the words of God.

The reason why you do not hear them

is that you are not of God.

So it is possible, right,

to profess faith

and not belong to God.

What does He say?

If you abide in My Word,

then you are truly My disciples.

Now, if you are in this latter category,

this professing,

but not truly being saved,

it is our prayer for you this morning

that you would repent of your sin

and place your hope in Christ.

Without Him,

there is no hope

for this life

or the life to come.

Would you respond in faith

to the invitation

of the good news

of Jesus' life,

His death and resurrection

on your behalf?

Would you be born again

this morning?

We read a statement together.

It's from our confession of faith,

which originates from

the New Hampshire Confession

of 1833.

We ask the question,

what do we believe about grace

in regeneration?

And I love this succinct

and well-packed answer

that says,

we believe that in order to be saved,

sinners must be regenerated

or born again.

That regeneration consists

in giving a holy disposition

to the mind,

that it is affected

in a manner above our comprehension

by the power of the Holy Spirit

in connection with divine truth

so as to secure

our voluntary obedience

to the gospel

and that its proper evidence

appears in the holy fruits

of repentance

and faith

and newness of life.

Those found in Christ

will be turning

by divine power

from their sin

by faith

to Christ

and obedience

to His Word.

If we are sons of God,

then we are led

by the Spirit.

And I just want to emphasize,

don't turn this into

an experiential,

feeling-oriented thing.

Are you being turned

from disobedience

to obedience

regularly?

Do you desire

to live in a way

that is pleasing

to our God?

Do you,

in a growing sense,

despise your sin?

Do you feel the conviction

of the Spirit

in your life

when you do things

that you ought not do?

If you don't,

I am worried

for your soul.

Repent

and believe.

Place your faith

in Christ.

Because of the Spirit,

we are led.

Secondly,

because of the Spirit,

we are accepted.

Paul says,

verse 15,

chapter 8,

for you did not receive

the Spirit of slavery

to fall back into fear,

but you have received

the Spirit of adoption

as sons

by whom we cry,

Abba,

Father.

I listened to

a sermon this week

by Steve Lawson.

If you guys know Steve Lawson,

you can appreciate him.

You know his voice.

You may hear his voice

in his head.

And he kept saying,

Abba,

and that may be the way

you pronounce it,

but it drove me crazy.

So I'm going to say,

Abba,

the rest of the morning.

Paul here,

with verse 15,

with another four,

elaborates on the idea

of being sons of God

with a denial

and then an affirmation.

He's such a good teacher.

He constantly says,

not this,

but this instead.

He first says,

you did not receive

the Spirit of slavery

to fall back

into fear.

You did not receive

condemnation.

You did not receive

the guilt

that accompanies

your sin,

which rightly

causes you to tremble

before God.

Whether it is present

in your conscience

or not,

if you are not in Christ,

you at your very core

know that one day

you will stand

before your Maker

and you will be judged

for your sin.

If you are in Christ,

then you did not receive

condemnation.

Chapter 8,

verse 1.

But have been delivered

from slavery to sin

and the just punishment

that is due it.

Rather,

you have received

the spirit

of adoption

as sons.

Now,

a small note

about the idea

of being adopted

as sons

for the women

of our church.

You want this

to be true

of you

because in Paul's day

it was sons

who received

the inheritance

of their fathers.

Just a little

historical context

helps us understand.

Today,

inheritances

are most typically

divided equally,

but not so then.

So,

just embrace the term.

We should all

want to be

sons in the sun.

This is a good thing

that we would be

adopted

sons

of the Most High.

So,

if you are

led by the Spirit

of God,

you are a son

of God

and you have

received the spirit

of adoption

as a son.

Paul is the only

Bible writer

that uses

the word

adoption.

He only uses it

five total times

and three of those

usages are found

in Romans.

And so,

this language

demands our attention.

Why adoption?

Why this

particular

word?

Elsewhere in the Bible,

our regeneration

has been described

using the metaphor

of new birth.

made new,

made alive

by this

new birth

which brings us

to spiritual

life.

But here,

as adoption.

And I just think

this is a particular

note,

especially

to where

Paul's case

is headed

as we'll see

in coming

weeks.

I believe

that Paul

means to highlight

the choosing

work of God

in saving us.

Adopted children

are chosen

children.

All of us

love our kids,

our biological kids.

We don't

not want them,

but they were

given to us.

They were

granted

to us.

Adopted

kids

are chosen.

The emphasis

here is on

compassion

and intimacy

and grace

and love.

We'll see this

through the end

of chapter

eight.

Paul

is saying to us

that God

is lavish

in the calling

of a people

for his praise.

Paul presses

with the word

adoption

that we were

once so evidently

not a part

of God's family,

but we have

now been made

a part

of his family.

It places

the work

squarely in

God's hands

and leaves

no room

for boasting

on our part,

but only

reveling

in the saving

work of God

on our behalf.

as Paul

unpacks

the ministry

of the Spirit,

perhaps he

has the words

of Jesus

in John

John 14:16–18

chapter 14

verse 16

through 18

on his mind.

There Jesus

said,

I will ask

the Father

and he will

give you another

helper to be

with you

forever.

Even the

Spirit of Truth

whom the world

cannot receive

because it

neither sees

him

nor knows

him.

You know

him for

he dwells

with you

and will

be in

you.

Then verse

18 says,

I will not

leave you

as orphans.

I will

come

to you.

There,

the acting

work

of God

the Son,

working in

conjunction

with God

the Father,

by the power

of God

the Spirit

to be with

us

forever.

The doctrine

of adoption

is a

precious,

precious

doctrine.

Paul says,

you have

received the

Spirit of

adoption

as sons

by whom

we cry,

Abba,

Father.

Now,

Abba is

the informal

Aramaic

term

for Father.

He steps

out of

Koine Greek

for a moment

and uses

an Aramaic

word.

Perhaps

a modern

English equivalent

would be

daddy.

It's a term

of affection.

It connotes

tenderness,

intimacy,

dependency,

and a

total

lack of

fear.

We can

boldly

approach

God

because

He is

our

adopted

dad.

Because

of the

Spirit,

we are

accepted.

We deserve

to be

God's

enemy.

But because

of our

regenerating

work in

our lives,

He has

granted to

us the

righteousness

of Christ

and now

we are

welcomed,

open-armed,

!

rise out,

Abba,

Father.

This should

grab our

attention.

I'm going to

tell you,

but can you

think for a

moment where

else you

see this

combination of

Aramaic and

Greek?

Abba,

Father.

When Jesus

is in agony

in the garden

of Gethsemane,

the night

before His

crucifixion,

He prays to

God the

Father in

this way.

Mark 14

and verse

36,

He says,

Abba,

Father,

all things

are possible

for You.

Remove this

cup from

me,

yet not

what I

will,

but what

You will.

I think

that what

Paul is doing

here is he

has in mind

this text

and he

employs this

language in

chapter 8

to help us

think about

the suffering

we'll have to

share in

with Christ.

In verse

16,

he begins

introducing

this very

idea and

the waiting

for and

the longing

for glory

and the way

in which God's

working all

things for

good.

Paul is

beginning to

set us up

to understand

that because

we are

accepted by

God,

we can

endure all

things because

we have an

internal

inheritance in

Him.

come what

may,

Romans 8 is

going to

say to

us,

if God

is for

us,

who can

be against

us?

And he's

drawing our

minds back,

I think,

to these

words of

Christ on

the cross.

These

deeply

intimate

ways of

referring to

God as

our Father.

Now,

you may

have a

difficult time

thinking of

God as

your Abba

Father,

because perhaps

your earthly

father was

unkind or

harsh or

maybe only

extended love

to you

conditionally.

But this

is not so

of your

heavenly

Father.

Praise God

for fathers

that we can

look to,

that are an

example of

what our

heavenly

father is

like,

although

imperfectly.

But if

your father

was not

this,

look to

the text,

your father

is not

God.

Look to

the text,

what does

the Bible

say is

true of

our

heavenly

father.

J.I.

Packer

once wrote

in a book

called Knowing

God,

which I

commend

strongly to

you.

He said

this,

quote,

you sum up

the whole

of New

Testament

religion if

you describe

it as the

knowledge of

God as

one's

holy

father.

If you

want to

judge how

well a

person

understands

Christianity,

find out

how much

he makes

of the

thought of

being God's

child and

having God

as his

father.

If this

is not

the thought

that prompts

and controls

his worship

and prayers

and his

whole outlook

on life,

it means

that he

does not

understand

Christianity

very well

at all.

For

everything

that

Christ

taught,

everything

that

makes

the

New

Testament

new

and

better

than

the

old,

everything

that

is

distinctively

Christian

as opposed

to merely

Jewish,

is summed

up in

the

knowledge

of the

fatherhood

of God.

Father

is the

Christian

name

for God.

Our

understanding

of

Christianity

cannot

be better

than our

grasp

of

adoption.

So

because of

the

Spirit,

we are

led

because of

the Spirit,

we are

accepted.

We belong.

We are

rejoined

with our

Creator.

Thirdly,

because of

the Spirit,

we are

confident.

Verse 16

says,

the Spirit

himself bears

witness with

our spirit

that we

are children

of God.

Our

growing

obedience

to God's

good

commands

gives

outward

witness

that we

are children

of God.

There is

observable

obedience.

But there is

also an

inner

testimony.

But this

is not

just an

inner

small

voice.

You don't

ask yourself

the question

and the

sound out

of the

void

says,

yes,

you are

in fact

saved.

That

inner

voice

in our

heads

may be

fickle

and

easily

swayed.

It

is

rather

the

inner

work

of the

Spirit

to

illuminate

God's

Word

to us,

to

sanctify

our

thoughts

and our

passions,

and to

compel

relationship

with God.

We can

take up

and read

and God

speaks to

us by

His

Spirit

through

His

Word.

Gives

us

conviction

of our

sin,

puts

desires

in us

to change

from one

degree of

glory

to another

that we

might

have

loving

communion

with

God.

Granting

to the

believer

assurance

is a

ministry

of the

Spirit,

but some

people

really

labor

over the

assurance

of their

salvation,

and I

want you

to know

that I'm

with you

in that.

I understand

where you're

coming from.

I think

most often

though,

this is

due to

doctrinal

confusion.

Somewhere

along the

way,

you've

misread

or been

mistaught

what the

Christian

life is

to look

like.

This is

why I

will not

tire of

teaching

the

doctrines

of

grace.

I

will

hammer

them

until

the

day

I

die,

come

what

may,

with

all

their

beauty

and

all

their

complexity.

This is

why I

will not

tire of

teaching

the

relationship

between

the

law

and

the

gospel.

It's

important

that we

understand

the

way

in

which

the

!

law

is

meant

to

convict

us

of

sin

and

drive

us

to

the

gospel

and

then

once

we've

been

set

free

from

the

bondage

of

sin

the

way

that

law

is

meant

to be

employed

in

our

lives

to

give

evidence

of

our

saving

faith.

Now

when I

was a

young

teenager

I

believe

I

was

converted

at a

very

young

age

and

I

when

we

moved

to

Georgia

I

went

to

a

church

that

was

a

rather

a

large

church

that

in

many

ways

was

trying

to

manufacture

revival

many

years

later

I

can

look

back

on

it

with

some

clear

minded

scrutiny

but

there

were

times

I

sat

and

I

just

wasn't

sure

am

I

a

Christian

I

didn't

have

assurance

in

those

days

and

what

was

often

told

to

me

you

all

have

heard

this

the

pastor

there

would

say

if

you

ever

doubt

that

you're

a

Christian

he

would

say

turn

to

the

front

of

your

Bible

to

the

place

where

you

wrote

down

the

date

that

you

walked

the

aisle

and

have

assurance

this

was

really

problematic

for me

because

I

hadn't

written

a

date

down

in

the

front

of

my

Bible

I

turned

to

the

front

of

it

and

there

was

no

my

handwriting

in

the

front

of

my

Bible

and

frankly

I'm

glad

there

wasn't

because

it

would

have

been

a

very

paltry

place

to

put

my

assurance

I

didn't

need

pragmatic

decisionism

I

didn't

need

him

to

say

you

did

this

one

thing

one

time

therefore

you're

a

Christian

I

needed

biblical

instruction

in

assurance

I

needed

him

to

say

have

you

ever

doubted

that

you're

a

Christian

let

me

take

you

to

the

word

let

me

show

you

how

you

can

know

that

you're

in

Christ

just

one

example

and

I

want

to

exposit

this

whole

thing

but

I

don't

have

time

for

it

I

wish

he

had

taken

me

to

a

text

like

1

1 John 5:1–5

John

chapter

5

verses

1

through

5

there

the

apostle

John

writes

everyone

who

believes

that

Jesus

is

the

Christ

has

been

born

of

God

and

everyone

who

loves

the

father

loves

whoever

has

been

born

of

him

right

I'm

sitting

there

going

I

believe

that

Jesus

is

the

Christ

and

what

am

I

supposed

to

do

with

that

information

love

the

church

I

do

love

the

church

I

love

!

these

people

who

are

professing

faith

in

Christ

verse

2

by

this

we

know

that

we

love

the

children

of

God

when

we

love

God

and

we

obey

his

commandments

I

don't

obey

his

commandments

perfectly

but

I

want

to

obey

his

commandments

I

find

in

me

that

I

am

obeying

imperfectly

but

some

of

those

commandments

I

see

a

desire

and

a

growing

ability

to

do

so

verse

3

for

this

is

the

love

of

God

are

not

burdensome

for

everyone

who's

been

born

of

God

overcomes

the

world

and

this

is

the

victory

that

has

overcome

the

world

our

faith

who

is

it

that

overcomes

the

world

except

the

one

who

believes

that

Jesus

is

the

Son

of

God

man

I

needed

to

sit

on

this

and

think

about

it

and

he

wouldn't

have

read

it

to

me

and

I

wouldn't

have

gone

hey

assurance

but

I

need

help

in

this

process

I

need

to

be

reminded

that

if

I

belonged

to

Christ

then

there

was

nothing

I

could

do

to

stop

that

if

he

justified

me

he

would

sanctify

me

Thomas

Brooks

once

said

Puritan

pastor

this

is

on

the

back

of

your

bulletin

Christ

is

to

be

answerable

for

all

those

that

are

given

to

him

at

the

last

day

and

therefore

we

need

not

doubt

but

that

he

will

certainly

employ

all

the

power

of

his

Godhead

to

secure

and

save

all

those

that

he

must

be

accountable

for

if

you

belong

to

Christ

he

will

see

you

to

the

end

that

is

the

instruction

that

I

needed

because

of the

spirit

I

want

you

to

know

this

morning

beloved

we

are

confident

we

can

be

confident

you

need

to

be

taught

how

to

be

confident

how

to

be

assured

in

Christ

so

we

are

led

we

are

accepted

we

are

confident

and

lastly

and

briefly

we

are

rewarded

and

if

children

then

heirs

heirs

of

God

and

fellow

heirs

with

Christ

provided

we

suffer

with

him

in

order

that

we

may

also

be

glorified

with

him

so

briefly

as

we

will

pick

this

up