Adopted into God's family

What is the biblical doctrine of our adoption by God?

The moment a person puts their faith in Christ as Savior, they became more than a follower – they became family!

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”

For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering” (Romans 8:14-17).

God adopts all believers as His own sons and daughters, to be a part of His family for all eternity! This has profound implications.

When a child is adopted into a family they are as much a part of that family as if they were naturally born into it.

In fact, in biblical times, adoption was MORE binding than your birth family. A father could disown his natural-born children but could never revoke the relationship or inheritance of an adopted child. That child was entitled to the full resources, affections and inheritance of the family from that day onward.