You’re God’s Favorite

• if you put your hope in Jesus we’re all favorites every single one of us he doesn’t go oh you know what it’s it’s Thanksgiving up here in glory you got to sit at the Kitty table only the mature Believers sit here that is not biblically defensible he goes there is now no more hierarchy you humans have hierarchy you humans Elevate certain ethnicities certain socio-demographic groups certain waist sizes certain hair colors you establish criteria for Value I don’t if you have put your hope in me your all favorite Sons Paul continues this theme
• I just love this theme he continues it in Romans 8 Romans 8 is basically the Hub of our theological wheel as Believers you know this Romans 8 some of y’all have instagramed it but you might not know it know it Romans 8 verse 14 for all who are led by the spirit of God are sons of God that’s not a gender exclusive term by the way Paul goes on to explain later in Galatians 3 he says if you are in Christ there is now no more Greek nor Jew male nor female slave nor master so this is actually not a gender exclusive term
• it’s just in in language at this time it was a patriarchal society so inheritance language was masculine but that’s not just talking about boys there for all that’s the operative word for all who are led by the spirit of God or sons of God for you did not receive the spirit of Slavery to fall back into fear but you received this receive the spirit of adoption as Sons by whom we cry Abba father do you know Jesus is the first one in Luke 11 when he’s teaching us how to pray prior to Jesus the rabbis had really formal prayers and they would
• approach Yahweh God the Father with a title Jesus says no you get to approach him as Dad your sons your firstborn you get to approach him has dad Abba Father Dad the spirit himself Bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God and if children then heirs Heirs of God and fellow heirs underscore that y’all fellow heirs your translation might say co-airs with Christ provided we suffer with suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified in him Colossians 1 tells us that Jesus is the firstborn of