Romans 8:22-24
We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. . . .
Our "adoption as sons," We have been "born again," born into God's own family. But we are still "children" as we live in this world. The ancient Roman idea of "adoption" was more than taking into your family one who wasn't born into it, but actually referred to the ceremony that declared a son (born into the family or not) to be an adult with all the rights and responsibilities to run the family business and inherit the fortune. So our "adoption" will be our glorification, when this mortal body will take on the immortal, when this corruptible will become eternal. Then we will shine like the sun.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
