Galatians 4:6
6 And [de] because [hoti] ye are [este] sons [huios], God [theos] hath sent
forth [exapostello] the Spirit [pneuma] of his [autos] Son [huios] into [eis] your [humon] hearts [kardia], crying [krazo], Abba [Abba], Father [pater]. KJV-Interlinear
6 And because you are sons, God
has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba!
Father!" NASB
In eternity past God established the divine plan,
which we call the divine decrees.
In that plan, which encompasses every aspect of
every circumstance of every person who will ever live in history, God set the
stage for our ultimate destiny, which is to live in heaven with him as complete
individuals and joint heirs, or owners, of the final new universe and heaven
combined, forever.
Even though when we believe in Christ we are
instantly saved, and many things happen simultaneously, there is a logical
sequence in the order to the spiritual events that occur.
First, God set forth a promise. Second, God fulfilled
that promise with Christ’s work on the cross. Third, that sets the stage for
our becoming members of God’s family as adopted sons and heirs. Fourth, when we
believe in Christ, that expression of faith establishes our status, or our
rebirth as firstborn sons and heirs.
And here in our current verse we see that God the
Holy Spirit is sent from God into us, to recognize us as God’s children, and
sons within his family forever.
The Holy Spirit does many other things, but here
the focus is on recognizing us as family of God, and more specifically as
firstborn sons, comparable with Christ, and therefore in union with Christ, and
therefore legitimate heirs of all that God the Father owns.
We know, and common sense dictates, that once an
individual becomes a member of a family, then that membership is permanent. We
also know, and common sense dictates, that when God makes a promise, he keeps
it, and never ever changes it.
Therefore, God has made us members of his family,
firstborn sons, heirs to all that he owns, and so that makes our salvation
permanent and unchangeable.
There is nothing you can do, there is nothing
anyone can do, that will remove you from the family of God, or take away your
salvation from you.
Once saved always saved. Once born you cannot
unborn yourself. Once born again, you still cannot unborn yourself. Once you
have acquired a promise from God, no one can take it away from you.
You cannot lose your salvation, you cannot give
away your salvation, you cannot deny your salvation and make it go away, once
you have been saved.
At the very moment you expressed faith in Christ,
then God the Holy Spirit entered into you, and in so doing cried out in your
behalf, designating you as family and son and heir of God.
