Which we cry abba father

He did not free us from slavery to sin simply to add us to His team. He rescued us from sin to make us His children. That involves the Holy Spirit. God did not give us the spirit of slavery, by giving us the Holy Spirit. Abused slaves often live in fear of their masters, and that is not the relationship God wants from us. No, Paul insists, God gave us the Spirit of adoption as his children. All three mentions are in the New Testament. However, this is not completely true. Remove this cup from me.

Yet not what I will, but what you will. In the original language, the term Abba Father is Abba Pater. Jesus is the one who gives us the term for the first time. All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. One of the things Jesus came to reveal was the father is — Abba Father. Isaiah For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: ….

Jeremiah ,19 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth? Matthew But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly…. Context Crossref Comment Greek. Verse Click for Chapter. And his Spirit tells us that God is our Father. The Spirit that we received is not a spirit that makes us slaves again to fear.

The Spirit that we have makes us children of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. The Spirit himself endorses our inward conviction that we really are the children of God.

Think what that means. If we are his children we share his treasures, and all that Christ claims as his will belong to all of us as well! Yes, if we share in his suffering we shall certainly share in his glory. For ye have not received the spirit of slavery to be in fear again , but ye have received the Spirit of adoption of sons , whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. We go through exactly what Christ goes through. For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading back to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption.