Sons of god new testament
In the New Testament, the term "sons of God" (Greek: υἱοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, huioi tou theou) is used to refer to believers in Jesus Christ who have been adopted as children of God through faith in Him.
Here are some key passages that use this term:
- Romans 8:14-17 - "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, 'Abba, Father.' The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children."
- Galatians 3:26-27 - "So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
- 1 John 3:1-2 - "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is."
In these passages, the term "sons of God" is used to emphasize the believer's new relationship with God, which is characterized by adoption, sonship, and intimacy with God. It is a term that highlights the believer's new identity in Christ and their status as children of God.
It's worth noting that the term "sons of God" is not used in the New Testament to refer to angels or other spiritual beings, as it is in the Old Testament (e.g., Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7). In the New Testament, the term is used exclusively to refer to believers in Jesus Christ.