No — a genuine child of God cannot be disinherited or cast out of God's family.
A true child of God is born into His family and immediately made a joint heir with Christ. Romans 8 uses present tense: we already are children. Jesus promises never to cast out those who come to Him. Les adds that a person who turns away was likely never genuinely saved.
Romans 8:14-17 — Shows believers are already God's children, heirs and joint-heirs with Christ — so they cannot be disinherited.
John 6:37 — Jesus states that anyone who comes to Him will never be cast out.
John 10:28 — Eternal life is a present gift and no one can pluck believers from His hand.
Romans 8:1 declares there is now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:14-17 states that as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. Believers have not received a spirit of bondage to fear but the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit itself bears witness that we are the children of God, and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. Jesus Himself promised, "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37). In John 10:28 He said, "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." Together these verses present a settled family relationship and eternal security for God's children.
Les emphasizes that at salvation the Holy Spirit causes us to be born into God's family, and immediately God places us as full heirs with Jesus Christ. This is the biblical "adoption" — not taking a child from another family, but giving a son full standing and partnership with the Father. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are already children of God, not merely going to become children. Because we are children, we are heirs; and as joint-heirs with Christ, we share in His inheritance. Jesus' promise in John 6:37 — "I will in no wise cast out" — applies to everyone the Father gives to Him. For believers who become renegades, God does not force obedience; He uses rewards as incentives. If a person professes salvation but never shows evidence of God's chastening, Les says they were never truly saved. God may even take a disobedient believer in discipline, but this is not disinheritance — it is removing him from the scene rather than letting him drag God's name through the mud.
Les explains that at salvation the Holy Spirit causes us to be born into God's family, but God does not stop there. Immediately, He places us as full heirs with Jesus Christ. This is the biblical "adoption" — not taking a child from another family, but giving the son full standing and partnership. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are already children of God, not merely going to be children. Because we are children, we are heirs; and as joint-heirs with Christ, we share in His inheritance.
Les is clear that true children of God can become renegades and cause God heartache, just as children in a human family can become belligerent. God does not force obedience; instead He offers reward as the incentive. If a person makes a profession or is a church member but then falls away, Les says the first question is whether the Lord ever chastened them. If there was no chastening, Paul's teaching in Hebrews indicates they were never His children. For a true believer who continues in known sin, God will take him in discipline — not disinherit him, but remove him from the scene so the name of God is not dragged through the mud.
Les draws from Jesus' own words in John 6:37. He notes that no one seeks God on his own; if a person has an appetite for God, God put it there. All that the Father gives to Christ will come, and the one who comes because God moved him will "in no wise" be cast out. Jesus also guarantees in John 10:28 that those who have eternal life will never perish and no one can snatch them out of His hand.
In Romans 8:15, the term "adoption" is often misunderstood. Les explains that it does not mean taking a child from another family and making him legally ours — the way we think of adoption today. In the biblical/Greek cultural setting, adoption was the ceremony when a son reached maturity and was placed as a full partner with the father. The moment we believe, God places us in that position, so we cry "Abba, Father."
No Condemnation in Christ
Les compares the believer's safety to Noah in the ark — sealed against judgment, so God brings no condemnation against those in Christ.
Chastening and False Profession
Les says a believer who continues in known sin may be taken by God in discipline, and if there is no chastening, the person was never truly a child of God.
Born Into the Family and Made a Joint Heir
Les explains that salvation brings us into God's family and immediately places us as a joint heir with Christ, with full equality in inheritance.
Jesus Will Never Cast Out
Jesus promised that anyone the Father draws to Him will never be cast out; those God elects and sends to Him are eternally secure.
Adoption as Full Sons
The Greek concept of adoption is not bringing a child from another family, but placing a trained adult son as a full partner with the Father; God does this the moment we believe.
Renegade Children and Reward
Even children of God can become belligerent and cause heartache, but God does not force obedience; He uses reward as the incentive, confirming they remain His children.
Children of God Now
The Spirit witnesses to our spirit that we already are children of God, not will be; therefore we are heirs and joint heirs with Christ.
Spirit of Adoption Explained
Romans 8:14-15 says those led by the Spirit are already children; the spirit of adoption is not ordinary adoption but being placed as a full son so we cry "Abba, Father."
Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Establishes that those in Christ have no condemnation.
Romans 8:14: For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Identifies the Spirit-led as God's sons in a present sense.
Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Shows believers receive the Spirit of adoption, not bondage.
Romans 8:16: The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
The Spirit confirms present status as children of God.
Romans 8:17: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Children are heirs and joint-heirs with Christ.
John 6:37: All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Jesus explicitly promises never to cast out those who come to Him.
John 10:28: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Eternal life is given and no one can pluck believers from His hand.
Les teaches that a true believer who continues in known sin will face God's discipline, and God may even take him in order to protect His name. If a person shows no chastening at all, Les says they were never truly saved to begin with.
No. Les compares God to a human parent: He does not force obedience. Instead He gives incentives and rewards for pleasing Him, just as parents reward their children for good behavior.
Les explains that joint heirship means full equality in the inheritance. What belongs to Christ belongs to us, just as what belongs to a husband belongs to his wife in a marriage.
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