If Sons, Then Heirs

Abstract

The symbol of a ruling monarchy governed by constitution exercising dominion, authority, power, victory, commerce, rule of law, order and financial legitimacy. Revelation 3:7, 11 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David (House of David), he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. TRANSITION FROM SONS TO HEIRS TO JOINT-HEIRS Galatians 4:4-7 4 When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Romans 8:15-17 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children (sons) , then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ… Ephesians 2:4-6 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 1:20-21 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: Hebrews 1:2-3 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

The Rhetoric of Abraham’s Faith in Romans 4

“…For these we use just one word, "Greek" or "Egyptian," and recognize that they stand for various facets of identity, related variously to geography, ancestry, religious practices, and so on. 52 She also agrees with Esler and Elliott that scholars "should pay close attention to ancient terminology and conceptions of identity . .…”

“…51 The meaning is obtained through metaphorical reasoning where "experiential knowledge of places and spaces in the Mediterranean world" is blended with "the cosmos where it is presupposed that God dwells." 52 The second is conceptual blending theory. This theory concretises the specifics for metaphorical reasoning to work so as to derive meaning for human experiences.…”

“…These results that are contained in the thirdspace are termed by Robbins as "ongoing bodily effects and enactments." 58 By that, Robbins is referring to the effects that a particular rhetoric has on the audience. This outcome may be the audience's response, reaction, a new or renewed motivation, or mindset, emotion, etc.…”

“…51 It seeks to establish a favourable ethos for the speaker. 52 The peroratio has two main objectives: 53 to recapitulate 39 ----------in 9:3 to denote fellow Judeans. Esler also adds to the above five names Rufus because Judeans often adopted Rufus as "a sound-equivalent" name of the Hebrew name Reuben.…”

“…human who takes on the role of prophet (secondspace of prophetic rhetorolect). 58 To mobilise ideological power as a prophet who commands attention to his letter to the Romans, Paul crafts his ethos in several ways. First, in the Familia Caesaris, slaves and freedmen helped the emperor to discharge his duties.…”