<TITLE>10. Par 105-110</TITLE>L-105 Now, in the Old Testament when a son was born into a home, it was a son because it was born in a home. My son is my son when he was born to me.
And when the Pentecostal church gave birth, or found what they called the birth, the new birth, or the Holy Ghost church, that they were borned into the Kingdom of God.
Well now, in the Old Testament... Now, in Ephesians the 1st chapter, it said, "We are predestinated unto the adoption of sons." Unto the adoption of sons? Look at that, "The adoption of sons." Yes, sir.
And a man in the Old Testament, when he had a son born into his house, he was a son when he was born. But there was a tutor raised that child until he come to a certain age. Then if this tutor was--brought word to the father, that the child was worthy and all right and everything... Now, it had... He was--he was then adopted into that family. Many of you Old Testament readers know the Scripture on that. He was adopted into the family. But if he wasn't, he still remained a son, but he wasn't adopted. And then if he was adopted, he was brought out in the street, put on a robe, and then a ceremony was made. And then this boy's signature on the check, meant just the same as his daddy's, just the same; for he was adopted into full fellowship of the family.

L-109 God adopted His own Son when He took Him up; took Peter, James, and John, as a witness. "In the mouth of two or three witnesses, let every word be established." And went up there, and God overshadowed Christ. The Holy Spirit overshadowed Christ, and His raiment shined like the sun. Is that right? And God Himself said, "This is My beloved Son; hear ye Him." In other words, "There it is. What He says is all of it." And then He was given equal... And of course, It was God, but God in the flesh of Jesus Christ, manifesting Himself to the people. And there, God adopted His own Son.

L-110 And now, when the Pentecostal church and these people in the last days here that's beginning to find the new birth, being borned Again, they thought that settled it. No, sir. Your ups-and-downs, and ins-and-outs, and things like that, God can't place you as a son. But when you stay in the Kingdom, stay in the Gospel, stay right, one of these days God will call you out and set you aside, adopt you as His son before the people, and give you something that'll shake the nations with it. See what I mean? It's the adoption into the family.


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