The Spirit is given to bind believers to the Son so that we can share in the Son’s Sonship. In other words, what Christ has by nature (Sonship), we are given by grace in adoption. We are children of God as we are in Christ, the true child of God. By being made children, God calls us to the spiritual life of children—a life lived as a pilgrimage to our true home. This is not a pilgrimage to get away from the world, but to live heavenly lives in it, lives defined by love.
