Called the Sons of God

Pastor David Reagan
Antioch Baptist Church
01/26/2003

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Scripture References:

• 1 John 3:1-3

Sermon Notes:

1. The Position of Sonship (v.1) "called the sons of God"
   1. Power to Become (John 1:12-13)
   2. More than a Servant (Galatians 4:5-7)
2. The Proof of Sonship (v. 1) "what manner of love"
   1. Proof of God?s Love (Hebrews 12:5-6)
   2. Greatness of God?s Love (Romans 8:16)
3. The Persecution of Sonship (v. 1) "the world knoweth us not"
   1. As They Persecuted Christ (John 15:18-19)
   2. As Proof of our Sonship (Philippians 1:28)
4. The Present State of Sonship (v. 2) "now are we the sons of God"
   1. Not Something We Hope To Receive
   2. But Something We Have Right Now
5. . The Perfection of Sonship (v. 2) "we shall be like him"
   1. We Are Not Yet Perfected
   2. We Shall Be Like Him (Philippians 3:20-21)
   3. We Shall See Him As He Is (Luke 21:27-28)
6. The Promise of Sonship (v. 3) "this hope in him"
   1. The Hope of Glorification (2 Corinthians 5:2)
   2. Our Hope in Him (Colossians 1:27)
7. The Purification of Sonship (v. 3) "purifieth himself"
   1. We Purify Ourselves (2 Corinthians 7:1; Titus 2:11-12)
   2. As He Is Pure (1 Peter 1:15-16)