Romans 8 - Heirs of God and Joint Heirs With Christ
Channel: Following Jesus - TheLDSLife
Date: 30/11/2009

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE
ROMANS CHAPTER 8

"Law of Christ brings life and peace—Those adopted as sons of God become joint-heirs with Christ—Gods elect are foreordained to eternal life—Christ makes intercession for man."

Romans 8:15-18 - We are literal spirit children of God as well as adopted into the covenant. The Bible, in many other places, helps to clarify our divine nature and what actual relationship we have with our Father in Heaven.

See also Psalms 82:1, 6-8 - To assume that God judges among other "Gods" would suggest he dwells amongst heathen Greek Gods or Gods as believed by the Romans... but this is not the case. He is speaking about "God's Children" which are EACH CHILD OF GOD BORN on earth. Even though we ALL DIE, we shall be exalted and resurrected by Christ the Lord.

1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Hebrews 12:9 - Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of SPIRITS, and live? - In very few terms, we have an "Earthly Father" and a "Heavenly Father" in a very literal sense. 

Job 38:4-7 - We lived before this life, rejoiced in the plan to come to earth, and we were WITH GOD before the foundations of the earth. (But if not us, then who?)

4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Matthew 5:48 - Be Ye Therefor Percect, even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.

1 John 3: 1-3
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be:  but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

(See Also Revelations 1: 5-6, Revelations 3:19-21, Genesis 1:26-27))

See Also Romans 8:15-18 in the same Chapter and Book as shown/recorded.