Bible Discussion Thread

Question:

Are men and women alike all considered Children of God or are we considered Sons of God?

Jesus plainly tells Nic. a Jew he had to be bornagain in order to enter the kingdom of God.....It don't matter how much ppl tell you you are the Children of God....If you don't birth the son of God in your heart you are none of his....Remember what Jesus said unless you Receive the Kingdom of God as a lil Child...( the H.G. That Child of Promise ) You will in no wise enter there in.....All of the lords original disciples were Jews and they all had to be bornagain no exceptions....But fear not its his good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.....The H.G. is the Gift of God to anybody and everybody that hears his words....and keeps them..But there has to be NEW BIRTH...OK GBU

Hello Barb:

Additional verses: Galatians 3:1-29

Galatians 3:26-29

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Good question. Rejoice evermore.

Barb....GBU But we need to understand that the Children of flesh are not the real children of God....They are indirectly the Children of God being Adam was our Father....But as the bible says Not all ISRAEL IS ISRAEL....Read Romans 9 :8....We were all born by the will of some man....Not by the will of God....Its only the H.G. that is born by the will of God the living words of God ....By the seed of Christ his living words giving us a new heart and a new spirit...

......Its only the Children of Promise that are counted for the good seed....Being bornagain of an incorruptible seed etc....Its only the H.G. that are the real children of Promise....Thats y he is saying that which is BORN of the spirit is spirit which is our new innerman.....The Child of PROMISE....Thats y we all must be bornagain of an incorruptible seed which is the living words of God....The real CHILDREN OF GOD ARE SPIRITS....Thats y he has to pour out his sprit on all flesh....We are just a joint heir with the H.G....Simply b/c we are the bride a joint heir....Also Faith makes us the Children simply b/c faith is a spritual pregnancy...The substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen....My lil Children of whom i travail in birth till christ is formed in you...The Child of promise.... Thats y he has to know us, His word is that good seed but his word is also the seed of faith...as faith comes by hearing his words that good seed.

Hi Barb, I don't think it must be one or the other.

The Bible is full of metaphors to explain things like our relationship to God. I see T. Levis shared scriptures for "sons", so I'll share different ones:

Be like children:

Matthew 18:3

Romans 8:17

Galatians 4:6

Be people and sheep:

Psalms 100:3

John 10:11

Jeremiah 50:6

We're clay:

Isaiah 64:8

We're branches:

John 15:5

We're salt:

Matthew 5:13

I'm sure there's more.

2Corinthians 6:18,

Romans 8:14, Philippians 2:15, 1John 3:2,

Luke 8:48, 1Peter 3:6, Acts 2:17,

Hopefully these are helpful