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But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God;

because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.

And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.

What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?

Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies;

who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us?

nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ. God who is over all be blessed for ever. Amen.

But it is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are reckoned as descendants.

But who are you, a man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me thus?"

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction,

"And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.

I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened.