Cheryl Schatz

Don,

Good question.  I use “sonship” because Galatians chapter 4 calls us “sons” as heirs.

Gal 4:6  Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Gal 4:7  Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

I find that very significant since in that culture only sons could be heirs.  This means that legally we are all heirs – all legal sons without distinction.  If scripture said that there are sons and daughters of God then there would be a distinction.  But we are all legal heirs.  But I am going onto point number two with my next post.  More later in a format where all will read.