The Sons of God, Part 1

LEGALISM on SermonAudio · Jul 19, 2026 · 47m

In "The Sons of God, Part One," Pastor Robert McNutt of New Covenant Church opens Romans 8:12-17, insisting that the little word "for" in verse 14 ties this new section to the chapter's governing theme: the absolute certainty of the believer's final, complete salvation. Tracing the argument from Romans 5 through 8, he shows that Romans 8 is fundamentally about assurance rather than sanctification, and that Paul frames that assurance in terms of divine sonship. Only those led by the Spirit of God are sons of God, which refutes any notion of the universal fatherhood of God; McNutt marshals John…