Are those led by the Spirit already children of God?
Yes. Romans 8:14 states that as many as are led by the Spirit of God are already, not merely going to be, the sons or children of God. Paul writes this to believers, so it applies to every true child of God, not just a few or an elite group.
Les teaches that Paul always writes to the believer, so Romans 8:14 applies to every true child of God, not merely the few or the elite. The verse declares that as many as are led by the Spirit of God are already, not going to be, the sons or children of God. Verse 15 then says believers have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but the spirit of adoption, whereby they cry, Abba, Father. Les also digresses that "adoption" here does not mean taking a child from another union and legally making it ours.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
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What does it mean to be led by the Spirit of God?
Those who are led by the Spirit of God are definitely the sons of God—not merely hoping to be—meaning they are born of God, which the Greek word technon calls 'the born ones.'