Faith Working Through Love: adoption

On Sunday we will go back to our study of Galatians and focus our attention on Paul’s argument that we have received “sonship” through faith in Jesus. While Paul argues that justification makes us right with God, not obedience to the law, now he expands our understanding of redemption to include our inclusion by membership in God’s family. What’s amazing about this is that God can give us new life and justify us without adopting us. Adoption demonstrates his love, as John says, “See what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” (1 John 3:1) God demonstrated his love by sending his Son (Romans 5:8), then he blows us away with his love by adopting into his family.

 Being a member of God’s family comes with amazing benefits: how we relate to him; how he relates to us; what Christ provides us; the work of the Spirit; etc. It’s an amazing list that we’ll consider together and pray the Spirit helps us live in our adoptive relationship with God.

So come Sunday, and let’s worship God for adoption!