All who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons and daughters. 15 You didn’t receive a spirit of slavery to lead you back again into fear, but you received a Spirit that shows you are adopted as his children. With this Spirit, we cry, “ Abba, Father. ” 16 The same Spirit agrees with our spirit, that we are God’s children. 17 But if we are children, we are also heirs. We are God’s heirs and fellow heirs with Christ, if we really suffer with him so that we can also be glorified with him.
Salvation is a biblical term with rich meanings. Associated words and concepts make it a broad expression with uses in both secular and religious contexts. In the Old Testament Israel sees God's saving activities pervading many areas of life. Included in the meanings of salvation are deliverance, freedom from slavery, peach and forgiveness of sin. God is portrayed as providing the means by which salvation is made real to the people.
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