Question 38

Modern Adaptation

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Scriptural References

1 John 3:1 (ESV)

¹See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

John 1:12 (ESV)

¹²But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

Romans 8:16-17 (ESV)

¹⁶The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Traditional Formulation

Question: What is adoption?

Answer: Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.

Adaptation Commentary

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