Sons and Children

Sonship in Paul’s writings is the place Christians have in connection with God, into which Christ has brought them by redemption; that is, His own relative place with God according to His counsels. “Children” is that they are of the Father’s family. Both are found in Romans 8:14-1614For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: (Romans 8:14‑16), and the force of both may there be seen. We cry Father, so are children, but by the Spirit we take up the place of grownup sons with Christ before God.