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(Subsequent "PS" Re: Sons and Daughters)

layers Part 13 of 13 lightbulb 2 illustrations in this sermon

Pastor Martin delivers a brief but significant "postscript" to a previous sermon series on adoption, addressing a common pastoral concern regarding the terminology of "sons of God." He explains that while the New Testament predominantly uses "sons," God makes all His children, male and female, His sons in a legal and positional sense, granting them the full status and inheritance of a firstborn son. This clarification aims to assure women that they are full-class citizens in God's family, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, despite being referred to as "sons." The sermon encourages preachers to pursue this theological distinction in their own teaching on adoption.

Outline 4 sections · 2 min

  1. The Antidote to Anxiety: Basking in Sonship 0:00
  2. Pastoral Frustration with 'Sons and Daughters' Terminology 0:26
  3. Theological Clarification: All Children are Sons by Position 0:59
  4. An Aside for Preachers on Adoption 1:29

Key Quotes

“It is basking in the reality and the glory of what it is to be His adopted Son.”
“I was frustrated by the fact that there's only one passage in the New Testament that says sons and daughters.”
“Because of the biblical taproots of the concept of adoption and the unique place of the firstborn son, God makes all His children, male and female, His sons.”
“They are brought into His family as full-grown sons, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.”
“So, my dear sisters, your sons with us.”

Applications

All listeners

  • Remember your Heavenly Father knows your need as the antidote to anxiety.
  • Bask in the reality and glory of being God's adopted Son.
  • Assure ladies that they are full-class citizens in God's family, not somehow less because they are daughters of God rather than sons.
  • Understand that as sisters in Christ, you are 'sons' with us, having the position of the firstborn and being heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.
  • Pursue this theological point in subsequent preaching on adoption.

A full transcript is available on the tab. 4 paragraphs, roughly 2 minutes.

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