Heirs with Christ
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Rom 8:16
the Spirit itself... Himself, for He is a person. Holy Spirit.
with our spirit... Our mind or understanding (1Cor. 2:11).
In Roman culture for an adoption to be legally binding, seven reputable witnesses had to be present, attesting to its validity.
God’s Holy Spirit confirms the validity of our adoption, not by some inner, mystical voice, but by the fruit He produces in us and the power He provides for spiritual service.
Notice, this first Spirit in the sentence above is Capitalized meaning the Holy Spirit of God (or the Spirit of the risen Christ). This Spirit within us is God’s Spirit. There is plenty of evidence in our lives when this Spirit dwells within us, because we allow Christ to live through our actions and deeds. We become Christ like.
Besides being adopted into God’s family as sons, believers also are His children (tekna, “born ones”) by the new birth (John 1:12; 1Jhn. 3:1-2). And the Holy Spirit, who gives believers life, testifies with (not to) their spirit(s) of the fact of the new birth.
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