These passages from Romans 8 discuss the role of the Holy Spirit for Christians and the identity and privileges of being a child of God. They state that those led by the Spirit are not controlled by sin but live righteously. The Spirit testifies that believers are adopted children of God who can call God "Father" and will inherit eternal life and glory. Being God's children through the Spirit means freedom from condemnation and a place in His family.

1. Romans 8: 9-10
You, however, are controlled not by the sinful
nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives
in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of
Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ
is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet
your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
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2. Romans 8: 11
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from
the dead is living in you, He Who raised Christ
from the dead will also give life to your mortal
bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
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3. Romans 8: 12-14
Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but
it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to
it. For if you live according to the sinful nature,
you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death
the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because
those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons
of God.
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4. Romans 8: 15
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you
slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of
sonship. And by Him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’
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5. Romans 8: 16-17
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we
are God’s children. Now if we are children, then
we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with
Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in
order that we may also share in His glory.
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6. Abba, Father combines the Aramaic and the Greek
reflecting the inclusion of both Jew and Gentile
into the FAMILY of God.
Abba was an EVERYDAY
word which no Jew would
use to address God; until
Jesus.

7. We have the Spirit’s INFLUENCE accompanied by
EMPOWERMENT.
God didn’t give us His Word to DEPRIVE us of life,
but that we may truly live.
Led by the Spirit in this context is more about life
ORIENTATION.
Abba, Father is not aloof but
freely offers INSTRUCTION.

8. Abba expresses an intimate and INSEPARABLE
relationship.
Putting to death the misdeeds is to make ROOM
for the Spirit as righteousness and sin can’t dwell
together.
Instruction transitions into
something far grandeur:
INTIMACY with the Father.

9. The first part of our inheritance is LIFE.
All God’s PROMISES are part of our inheritance in
Christ.
Abba, Father has in store an
INHERITANCE

10. The Spirit of sonship means we have the full
RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES of sonship.
Not only is there no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus, God has invited you to the
FAMILY table.
Instruction, intimacy,
inheritance; all come
through a new IDENTITY.

11. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on the truth that I am adopted into the family
of God
( ) Examine how I can better hear my Father’s instruction
( ) Identify steps I can take to grow closer to my Heavenly
Father
( ) Ask God and meditate on if I am living in the identity
He has given me as His child.
( ) Other________________________