Romans 8:12-17 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears 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.
What difference does salvation make? What does it matter that as followers of Christ we have the Holy Spirit? All the difference in the world! The Holy Spirit brings us to the point that we can not only say, but cry out "Daddy!" to God! He gives us the assurance of our relationship with and inheritance from the Heavenly Father. That means we are no longer slaves to sin, death and Satan, but children of God. Let us live like HIS children. Let the Spirit inside show outside!
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