Question 74. What is adoption?

 

Question 74. What is adoption?

Answer. Adoption is an act of God's free grace, in and for his only begotten Son Jesus Christ, whereby all those who are justified are received into the number of the children of God, have his name put upon them, have the Spirit of his Son given to them, are under his heavenly Father's care and government, have all the privileges of the sons of God, and are made heirs of all the promises, and joint-heirs with Christ in glory.

 

Galatians 4:4-7 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” So ​​you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

Huiodesian means adoption, acceptance as a son, etc. The reason God made the Son of God under the law was to be a sacrificial offering according to the law. In other words, Jesus came to the world as a sacrifice of atonement to free those under the law from sin. Jesus is not under the law, and although he is the Son of God, the reason he became the Son of Man is for atonement.

Since all people inherited a sinful body from the first man, they cannot be free from sin as long as they have a sinful body. However, Jesus was without sin, so he could become a sacrificial offering. In the Old Testament, sacrifices had to be without blemish and spotless in order for the sinner's sins to be forgiven. Hebrews 9:23 "It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these."

So the believer is also united with the best sacrifice, and the body of the believer's flesh also dies. This becomes a spiritual living sacrifice. Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, acceptable and perfect will."

Through the redemption of Jesus Christ, sinners have obtained the right to be sons, but to be formally acknowledged as sons, they must receive the seal of testimony by the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:15-16 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. The Holy Spirit testifies that the saints are sons of God.

This is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The baptism of the Holy Spirit means the consciousness of becoming a son of God. Baptism is a consciousness of believing that the fleshly body received from earthly parents dies and that one is born again from the heavenly Father.

When a saint becomes a son of God, Romans 8:17 says, "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also share in his glory." Suffering refers to the difficulties we face while spreading the gospel.

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