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For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.
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The Evidence of Sonship
Commentators unanimously agree that being "led by the Spirit" is the definitive proof of being a child of God. It's not about simply claiming the title, but about actively following and submitting to the Spirit's guidance away from sin. As Charles Spurgeon notes, this is the essential test, refuting any idea that all people are automatically God's children in this special, saving sense.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For as many. Whoever; all who are thus led. This introduces a new topic, illustrating the benefits of the gospel—namely, that it produces …
Sons of God (υιο θεου). In the full sense of this term. In verse 16 we have τεκνα θεου (children of God). Hence no great distincti…
19th Century
Anglican
This life in the Spirit implies a special relation to God—that of sons. I say of sons; for when you first received the Holy Spirit it was no spirit…
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Baptist
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body ye shall live. For as many as are l…
The Spirit’s ministry set forth in these verses may be thought of as his attestation, in which he confirms for believers the reality of their posit…
16th Century
Protestant
For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God (Romans 8:14). This confirms what has immediately preceded it; for he teaches us th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God Not by the spirit of the world, or of the devil, or by their own spirits…
If the Spirit is in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has be…
13th Century
Catholic
After stating that the life of glory, which will exclude all mortality from our bodies, will be given to us through the Holy Spirit, the Apostle no…
