They have been declared righteous as spiritual sons of God, and to them these words apply: “He delivered us from the authority of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, by means of whom we have our release by ransom, the forgiveness of our sins. ” ​ — Colossians 1: 13, 14.
Nad on õigeks mõistetud kui Jumala vaimsed pojad ja nende kohta käivad sõnad: „[Jumal] on [meid] päästnud pimeduse võimusest ja on meid asetanud oma armsa Poja riiki. Temas on meil lunastus, pattude andekssaamine ”.