CAF Religion as Family

Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name:

who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you can't come,' so now I tell you.

I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.

Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.

Jesus therefore said to them, "Children, have you anything to eat?" They answered him, "No."

Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I don't cause my brother to stumble.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

For we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;

We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the assemblies.

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children.

And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, "Abba, Father!"

So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.

So then, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free woman.

Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

saying, "I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."

Again, "I will put my trust in him." Again, "Behold, here I am with the children whom God has given me."

Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.