Emy Moore Brookins

He's a son.

But you have received the spirit of adoption as sons who we cry, Abba, Father.

I have a question.

Why does the text say that we receive the spirit of adoption and not the spirit of sonship?

When we were studying this in Italy, I was like, wait, wait, wait.

Why don't we receive the spirit of sonship?

We receive the spirit of adoption.

That's like so nuts to think about.

And Ephesians 1 talks to us about that.

Adoption even.

In context to Romans 8, what Paul is writing about is Roman adoption, which consists of a few things.

Adoption is full legal sonship, meaning that if you are an adopted son, you get everything that a legal son would have, meaning they received a full inheritance.

Their status was equal to biological sons and adoption cannot be reversed.

It's irrevocable.

Point blank period.

So Roman adoption, adoption is full legal sonship too.

And your old identity, your old depths are completely erased.

Three, adoption is intentional and it's chosen.

People chose who they adopted, just like how God has chosen us to be his sons and daughters.

And the four, the spirit is the legal witness.