Q. Are angels considered sons of God or is it only man? (Submitted by: J. G.) A. Here are two scriptures that speak of angels as being "sons of God": "Now there was a day when the SONS OF GOD came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them." (Job 1:6, NKJV throughout) "When the morning stars sang together, and all the SONS OF GOD shouted for joy?" (Job 38:7)
Adam, the first man, was called the "son of God": "the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the SON OF GOD." (Luke 3:38)
The children of Israel are called the "sons of the living God": "Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass, in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' There it shall be said to them, 'You are SONS of the living God." (Hosea 1:10)
The apostle Paul explained that, through the sacrifice of Jesus, and the grace of God, all men can become the "sons of God" through "adoption": "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are SONS OF GOD. " (Romans 8:14) "For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the SONS OF GOD. " (Romans 8:19) "I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My SONS and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." (2Corinthians 6:18) "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as SONS. And because you are SONS, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, 'ABBA, FATHER!' Therefore you are no longer a slave but a SON, and if a SON, then an heir of God through Christ." (Galatians 4:4-7)
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