The Forgotten Doctrine of Adoption

Welcome to episode 218 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will explore the forgotten doctrine of adoption. 

Key takeaways:   

• The word “adoption” is not common in the New Testament, being used only by Paul and that only five times (three times in Romans), and it does not occur in the Old Testament at all, since the Jews did not practice adoption. They had other procedures for dealing with the issues of widows and orphans and inheritance. 
• Paul took the idea of adoption from Greek and Roman law. 
• What is really involved is a set of new relationships— 
• new relationships to other people, both believers and unbelievers,  
• but above all a new relationship to God. 
• No Old Testament Jew ever addressed God directly as “my Father.” 
• Adoption means believers have: 
• A new identity and security 
• Access to the Father 
• Inheritance rights 
• Family responsibilities 
• Confidence in prayer 
• Security in trials 
• Love for other believers 
• Hope for the future 

Quotable:   

God's adoption of believers wasn't an afterthought—it was His eternal plan. 

Application:   

• We need to embrace our identity as God's adopted children. We don't have to earn God's love or prove we belong. 

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