What does it mean to be a son of God according to Romans 8:14?
According to Romans 8:14, being a son of God means being led by the Spirit of God. It is not a hopeful possibility but a definite reality: those led by the Spirit are the sons of God, born of God. The Greek term technon means 'the born ones,' identifying believers as God's own born children.
Les explains that Romans 8:14 is definite, not conditional. Most of Christendom thinks if you do everything right and hang on you might make it, but the book never says that. Scripture says there are only two categories: lost and hell-bound, or saved and heaven-bound; you are either in Christ or out, with no halfway. Being led by the Spirit means you are the sons of God—born of God. The Greek word technon means 'the born ones.' Les also notes that the word adoption, as Paul uses it, does not mean taking a child born to someone else and legally adopting them, but the Greek and Roman practice of putting the eldest son under tutors until he was fully educated and could step side by side with the father.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
More Questions
Who are the sons of God according to Romans 8:14?
Romans 8:14 teaches that as many as are led by the Spirit of God are not merely hoped to be or might be, but they actually are the sons of God.
Are those who are led by the Spirit already sons of God, or do they only hope to be?
Being led by the Spirit of God is not about hoping that you might become a son of God later; it is a definite, present fact—if you are led by the Spirit, you are a son of God.