Paul’s anguish towards his fellow Israelites that are unsaved based on their rejection of Jesus as the Messiah. Paul is desperately pleading with his kinsmen to come to Christ and we should be doing the same for the lost in our lives.
As adopted children of God, we have a hope of eternity that causes us to long for that day when we will be with God – and this hope enables us to endure the present sufferings.
As adopted children of God, our lives are not immediately purged of sin; rather, we are now able to recognize indwelling sin and fight against it daily.
We find real freedom when we are slaves to God, pursuing righteousness daily and receiving the fruit of the Holy Spirit that makes us more into the image of Christ.
Justification is God’s declaration that we are righteous. It Is a declaration that stands for all eternity – the righteousness of God accounted to us freely by His grace, through Jesus Christ!