Commenting on Ephesians 1:3-6, Dr. Michael Barrett writes:
“The adoption of children is specifically defined as being accomplished through the agency or mediation of Jesus Christ (v. 4). The Lord Jesus as the Second Person of the Holy Trinity is the eternal object of His Father’s love. Christ testified to this eternal love in His great intercessory prayer: [...]
Teaching our transracially adopted children to embrace their racial identities is a daily, intentional and God focused part of our parenting (more…)
“Adopting grace is the proof of the Father’s undying love for dying sinners. In adoption we learn the truth of Jesus’ words: ‘The Father himself loves you’” [John 16:27] (Philip G. Ryken, The Message of Salvation, 212).
Kevin Twit, RUF campus minister at Belmont University, gave this lecture on adoption at Belmont’s convocation:
Audio Lecture (mp3): The Doctrine Of Adoption (pdf of notes)
James 1:27 says, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction.” God’s people are to be marked by a compassion for orphans and widows. We have received compassion that we might have compassion on others who are in need of it. [...]
Carolina Hope is conduction an hour-and-a-half online education course about open adoption issues: reasons that open adoptions are preferred, possible situations that families and birth parents may face, and stories about successful open adoptions.
Transracial adoption didn’t need to change my life. But I am a better parent and my family is stronger because it has. (more…)
For those who need to help finance their adoption with an interest-free loan, Family Legacies is a Christian organization that raises funds and disperses them as loans for the purpose of adoption. Read more in this post.
Even though the term adoption occurs only five times in Scripture (all in Paul’s epistles), its “marking” function within redemptive-history demonstrates its theological significance. Vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us as His children) plays a key role from the beginning of the unfolding story of redemption (before god even created the world) all the [...]