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Through Adoption we are children of God, united with the family of God by the Spirit of God with the purpose of being conformed to the Son of God, as mature sons by abiding in Him and walking in His ways. 

Continuing along the theme of Adoption, we look at the journey of fellowship into the family of God which starts with being joined together, Jesus Himself being the Chief Cornerstone. We, the family of God are held together by the love of the Father, are established in the Word and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

In this final message on Soteriology, we learn about the first of 3 aspects of Sonship: being children of God. As new creatures in Christ we are adopted by Father God as His children, and, as those dearly loved children, we are to abide in Him and walk in His ways.

As new creatures in Christ we are discovering everything that Jesus has already done for us, through His death, burial and resurrection. We were in Christ at His death and burial, and we were also in Him when He was raised from the dead. Our old man is dead and our new man has been infused with the very nature of God.

At salvation we are instantly sanctified / set apart / made holy. We are set free from: the penalty of sin, which deals with our past, the presence of sin which is a promise for the future, and the power of sin for the present.

The source of reconciliation is God, motivated by His love, holiness, goodness and grace, with the focus being relationship. Jesus is the mediator who brings about the reconciliation between man and God.