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  “ And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. ” Galatians 4 : 6 - 7 NKJV It is important to underscore the fact that steadfastness is a right of Sonship, and not a privilege. Ignorance of this identity has always been the cause of slavery and unwarranted negotiations of believers with their enemies. Unfortunately, when God allow believers to walk through difficult terrain and wilderness experiences for necessary training and development, they often choose to listen to whispers suggesting ‘unloved’ , ‘unwanted’ , ‘unmerited’ , etc. These slavish dispositions are cleverly harvested by the enemy, who is a master of deception and eternal loser in the scheme of God’s inheritance. Whereas, every believer in Christ is not just redeemed from sin, Satan and slavery, he has a steadfast spirit with dominion and authority in ...

  “ And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ .”  Galatians 4 : 6 - 7 NKJV There is no doubt the fact that adoption is not just the story of redemption from sin; it is the amazing story of Sonship. And the Sonship status comes with rights and privileges, including the automatic inheritance of heavenly resources, operating in the realms of the spirit far above the earthly principalities and powers, and freedom from fears, anxieties, and intimidation. Unfortunately, like the foolish Galatians, many redeemed children of God are ignorant of their status in Christ; and they are often taking advantage of by their enemies and detractors. And by operating less than the Sonship status, believers are forced to elevate the status of other gods, authorities, and powers above the counsels of God, This slavish ideology had ...

"But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?" (Galatians 4:9 NKJV) In most religious climes, everyone is godly; or rather, everyone claims the knowledge of God. Until human knowledge of God equals God's knowledge of man, religion remains a mental exercise with inconsequential moral transformation. In which case, fellowship in religious houses remains a social gathering of people with merely recognized denominational dogma. As long as members are willing to abide by these dogmas, recognition of their relevance is guaranteed. Unfortunately, fellowship with man does not guarantee the righteousness of God. The heart must thrive more to retain recognition by God than to attain membership of human social gatherings.