The Bible is very clear that once we accepted Jesus as our Saviour that we are children of God.
John 1:12, NLT: “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
Galatians 3:26 (NIV) “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith”
1 John 3:1 (NKJV) “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!”
2 Corinthians 6:18 (NLT) “And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
So, what does it mean to be a child of God?
*God has the best in store for us * – Matthew 7:11 (ESV) “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”
Security – A father’s primary role is to keep his children safe. As children of God, God is our security. Proverbs 3:26-27 (NLT) “for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap. 27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.”
Authority – Ephesians 1:22 (AMPC) And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church].
Through Jesus Christ, we have the authority we need to live victorious lives and put the enemy in his place—under our feet!
Intimacy – Romans 8:15 (NKJV) “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” Abba” was an Aramaic term which is best translated “Daddy”—a term of the greatest intimacy. A child does not always (or even often) address his father as “Father”; likely, he has a different term for him that shows his loving, trusting familiarity with his father, such as “Dad” or “Papa” or “Daddy.”