“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. — The ἄγω (agō, "led") by the πνεῦμα (pneuma, "Spirit") defines τέκνα (tekna, "children") of God. Sonship is not inherited or achieved but manifested in Spirit-guidance. The Spirit directs the path; obedience to this leading constitutes filial relation to God.
Church Fathers on Romans 8:14
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Now this is again a much greater honor than the first. And this is why he does not say merely, As many as live by the Spirit of God, but, “as many as are led by the Spirit of God,” to show that he would have Him use such power over our life as a pilot does over a ship, or a charioteer over a pair of horses. And it is not the body only, but the soul itself too, that he is for setting under reins of this…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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