2 Corinthians 6:18 — Community Reflections

2 CORINTHIANS 6:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

'I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty'— the final quotation (2Sam 7:14; Isa 43:6) promises familial adoption (huioi/thygateres). Those who separate themselves from idolatry enter divine parenthood. Separation and belonging are two sides of sanctification.

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