Malik Brookins

But he taught us so much.

Even when you first moved down here, we were going to my parents' church and we were going to Jesus Image.

And in that time, he really solidified our marriage with learning the foundation of what sonship and daughtership looks like.

And I remember...

I came back home and I started reading Romans 8.

And it just talks about how when you hear the Holy Spirit.

Actually, let me go to it and read it so I'm not butchering it.

Romans 8.

You're flipping them really fast.

And he says, Romans 8, 14.

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.

And the Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God and have children and heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

And I remember reading this and he just started solidifying and teaching the foundation of our marriage of and that is our identity in him.

And I think, you know, I feel like we can break down the scripture, but I don't know.

We have the complete time to do it.

But it's it's it's amazing to see that when we're adopted as sons and daughters, that is something that is irrevocable.

Yeah.

But then it's also amazing to see that in verse 16, that the Spirit also bears witness.

And, you know, even looking at that word bearing witness, it's kind of like a law term, which is also meaning testifying.