or chosen of God. Certainly most all of
the places you see in the New Testament would be read this way.
John 1:12
12 But as many as receive him, to them he
gave power to become the sons of God, to them that believe on his
name.
Romans 8:14
14 For as many as are lead by the spirit of
God, they are the sons of God.
Philippians 2:15
15 That you may be blameless and harmless,
the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and
perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
1 John 3:1,2
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father has
bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God:
therefore the world knows us not, because
it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does 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.
Paul tells us (Romans 8:14) that anyone who
is led by the spirit is a “son of God”; and John tells us (1 John 3:1-2)
that “we” are “now” the “sons of God.” Paul and John were certainly not
suggesting that WE are God.
Who Am I?
Sometimes it is helpful to look at more than
one testimony of the same event to fully see what is being said. When Yeshua
asked his talmidim (disciples) who they believed he was, we