I think two important counter-facts with the begged analogy are:
1. God invites us, and
2. We are His children.
So the begged label isn’t really applicable; I don’t think.
(Maybe I’m stuck o...
Sonship is a verdict, not a capacity. The Father declares it on Christ's account, and I bring nothing to it today any more than I did the first day.
The righteousness I stand in is borrowed and stays borrowed. Indwelling sin doesn't quit until I do.
So I'm at the table as a son, and I come to it daily on Christ's merit. Beggar is a claim about supply, not standing.
The righteousness I stand in is borrowed and stays borrowed. Indwelling sin doesn't quit until I do.
So I'm at the table as a son, and I come to it daily on Christ's merit. Beggar is a claim about supply, not standing.