Called the Sons of God

1. Power to Become (John 1:12-13)
2. More than a Servant (Galatians 4:5-7)

1. Proof of God?s Love (Hebrews 12:5-6)
2. Greatness of God?s Love (Romans 8:16)

1. As They Persecuted Christ (John 15:18-19)
2. As Proof of our Sonship (Philippians 1:28)

The Present State of Sonship (v. 2) "now are we the sons of God"

1. Not Something We Hope To Receive

2. But Something We Have Right Now

The Perfection of Sonship (v. 2) "we shall be like him"

1. We Are Not Yet Perfected

2. We Shall Be Like Him (Philippians 3:20-21)

3. We Shall See Him As He Is (Luke 21:27-28)

The Promise of Sonship (v. 3) "this hope in him"

1. The Hope of Glorification (2 Corinthians 5:2)

2. Our Hope in Him (Colossians 1:27)

The Purification of Sonship (v. 3) "purifieth himself"

1. We Purify Ourselves (2 Corinthians 7:1; Titus 2:11-12)

2. As He Is Pure (1 Peter 1:15-16)