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Adoption is an act of God's free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges of, the sons of God.
Westminster Shorter Catecism Q 34
“Extol and magnify God’s mercy, who has adopted you into his family; who, of slaves, has made you sons; of heirs of hell, heirs of the promise. Adoption is a free gift. He gave them power, or dignity, to become the sons of God. As a thread of silver runs through a whole piece of work, so free grace runs through the whole privilege of adoption. Adoption is greater mercy than Adam had in paradise; he was a son by creation, but here is a further sonship by adoption. To make us thankful, consider, in civil adoption there is some worth and excellence in the person to be adopted; but there was no worth in us, neither beauty, nor parentage, nor virtue; nothing in us to move God to bestow the prerogative of sonship upon us. We have enough in us to move God to correct us, but nothing to move him to adopt us, therefore exalt free grace; begin the work of angels here; bless him with your praises who has blessed you in making you his sons and daughters.”
Thomas Watson, A Body of Divinity, p. 240
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“The Good News of Adoption“ (MP3) ![]() |
Richard D. Phillips - Together For Adoption Conference |
Theologian R. Scott Clark on Adoption ![]() |
Carolina Hope |
Dr. Dave Garner on Adoption ![]() |
Carolina Hope |
Spiritual Adoption ![]() |
Sam Storms |
From Adopted to Adopting ![]() |
Justin Taylor |
The Testimony of the Spirit of Adoption (MP3) ![]() |
Dr. Derek Thomas • CVCRT 2007 |
God Predestined Us Unto Sonship Through Jesus Christ ![]() |
John Piper |
Of Adoption ![]() |
Westminster Confession |
Of Adoption ![]() |
The Savoy Declaration |
Of Adoption ![]() |
Gordon H. Clark |
Adoption ![]() |
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia |
Adoption ![]() |
Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology |
Adoption ![]() |
John Murray |
Predestined for Adoption to the Praise of His Glory ![]() |
John Piper |
The Spirit-Led are the Sons of God ![]() |
John Piper |
Children, Heirs and Fellow Sufferers ![]() |
John Piper |
Covenant Theology: Adoption ![]() |
Dr. James E. Bordwine |
Adoption ![]() |
David Huckabee |
Adoption: The Spirit and the Cry ![]() |
Charles Spurgeon |
Adoption ![]() |
Pastor Bob Burridge |
Doctrine of Adoption ![]() |
Dr. Van Lees |
Predestined to Adoption ![]() |
Berith.org |
Adoption ![]() |
Easton Illustrated Dictionary & Elwell Evangelical Dictionary |
Adoption ![]() |
Robert Murray M'Cheyne |
Adoption ![]() |
James Petigru Boyce ADOPTION is that privilege, bestowed upon those who are united with Christ, and justified by faith, by which they are admitted into the family of God, adopted as his children, and made joint heirs with his own Son. |
Bondage and Adoption ![]() |
Robert L. Brush |
Adoption: A Biblical and Theological Exposition of a Neglected Doctrine ![]() |
Angus Stewart |
The Benefits of Christ Made Available to Us by the Secret Operation of the Spirit ![]() |
John Calvin |
The Roles of Faith in Justification and Sanctification: A Constructive Criticism of an Element of Sonship Theology ![]() |
E. Calvin Beisner |
The Movement Called 'Sonship' ![]() |
Geoff Thomas |
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