Romans 8:15
Romans 8 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Romans 8:15 in the NABRE onlineFor you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear: but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father).
Reflection
The spirit you received is not one of slavery that leads back to fear. It is adoption — and the cry it produces is Abba, Father. Shame says you are exposed; adoption says you belong. The spirit of slavery and the Spirit of Sonship cannot coexist.