Comments on: The Heidelberg Catechism on Adoption http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/47/ the blog of nightlight christian adoptions Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Israel, God’s Son through Adoption « The Domain for Truth http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/47/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 Israel, God’s Son through Adoption « The Domain for Truth Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:28:45 +0000 http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/47#comment-1549 [...] was so committed to Israel, His adopted son, that He sent His natural Son (see the wording of the Heidelberg Confession on adoption) to deliver him (i.e. Israel) from his habitual sin and prodigal unfaithfulness. Jesus, God’s [...] [...] was so committed to Israel, His adopted son, that He sent His natural Son (see the wording of the Heidelberg Confession on adoption) to deliver him (i.e. Israel) from his habitual sin and prodigal unfaithfulness. Jesus, God’s [...]

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]]> By: Josh Jensen http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/47/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Josh Jensen Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:04:27 +0000 http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/47#comment-133 It's interesting that even before the era of positive adoption language, theological adoption is framed in the Catechism in terms of "natural" sonship vs. sonship by adoption -- rather than "real" sonship vs. sonship by adoption. I conclude from this that you might be able to make an argument from theology for positive adoption terms. If we're thinking about those theological parallels, then saying "they have 3 real kids and 2 adopted" is not just insensitive (a good social reason to avoid language like that), but it's also theologically pernicious! If adoption doesn't create a real parent-child relationship, then what's our relationship to God? This also has implications for the fringe anti-adoption movement that claims adoption creates a "legal lie" when it establishes a new parent-child relationship. This argument rests on the assumption that BIOLOGY = REALITY or HUMAN DESCENT = TRUE IDENTITY. But St. Paul tells us that under the New Covenant, human descent isn't the primary issue anymore. Hm ... lots of theological implications that you can post about in the future, Dan. Thanks for your thoughts on adoption. It’s interesting that even before the era of positive adoption language, theological adoption is framed in the Catechism in terms of “natural” sonship vs. sonship by adoption — rather than “real” sonship vs. sonship by adoption. I conclude from this that you might be able to make an argument from theology for positive adoption terms. If we’re thinking about those theological parallels, then saying “they have 3 real kids and 2 adopted” is not just insensitive (a good social reason to avoid language like that), but it’s also theologically pernicious! If adoption doesn’t create a real parent-child relationship, then what’s our relationship to God?

This also has implications for the fringe anti-adoption movement that claims adoption creates a “legal lie” when it establishes a new parent-child relationship. This argument rests on the assumption that BIOLOGY = REALITY or HUMAN DESCENT = TRUE IDENTITY. But St. Paul tells us that under the New Covenant, human descent isn’t the primary issue anymore.

Hm … lots of theological implications that you can post about in the future, Dan. Thanks for your thoughts on adoption.

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