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Adoption, Spiritual
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Romans 8:15  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The apostle Paul uses the term "adoption" to describe something that was likely familiar to those who lived in Rome and understood Roman law. Secular information shows that those who were adopted under Roman law were considered full members of the families that adopted them and had every right and privilege as those who were naturally born. John W. Ritenbaugh We Shall Be God! (Part 2)

Romans 8:23  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Verse 15 shows we have already received the Spirit of adoption! But he says the adoption itself will not occur until "the redemption of our body"—the resurrection. In fact, the adoption is the redemption of our body! John W. Ritenbaugh You Must Be Born Again!

Galatians 3:28-29  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) All people who have not descended from Abraham through Isaac and Jacob (Israel) are called "Gentiles" in the Bible. And so Paul went on to show these Gentile-born Galatians that the only way they could become heirs to the promise made to Abraham was by becoming children ("seed") of Abraham by spiritual adoption through Christ! Will You Go to Heaven?

Galatians 4:6  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Because we have been adopted, because God has redeemed us from our former father/owner, He gave us a measure of the same Spirit—that vital, animating essence that He and the Son share (John 15:26). The Holy Spirit links our mind to God's (Romans 8:16; I Corinthians 2:10-16) and allows us to begin to see things as He sees them—to discern spiritually. David C. Grabbe

Ephesians 1:5  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) He could have invited billions of other people, yet He did not—He invited us. This "adoption as sons" is another thing that He has invited us to. John W. Ritenbaugh Unity (Part 6): Ephesians 4 (C)

Ephesians 1:5  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) "Having predestined us" - see Romans 8:29. John W. Ritenbaugh The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 1)

 

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