“You sum up the whole of New Testament religion if you describe it as the knowledge of God as one’s holy Father. If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes of the thought of being God’s child, and having God as his Father. If this is [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Adoption’
August 10, 2009
“The Grace of Adoption” – The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)
WCF 12.1 All those that are justified, God vouchsafeth, in and for His only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption:[1] by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God;[2] have His name put upon them,[3] receive the Spirit of adoption;[4] [...]
