For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;
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From this verse, the Word reaches
In parallel withGalatians 4:6-7
Two letters, one cry: God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
“And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
The same threadJohn 1:12
The right to become God's children given to all who received Him, sealed by the Spirit of adoption.
“But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:”
That reaches back to this verse
In parallel with (this verse)Galatians 4:6-7
The same adoption from the other letter: you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, Abba! Father!
“And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”