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JB Horn:
Adoption
The giving to any one the name and place and privileges of a son who is not a son by birth.
(1.) Natural. Thus Pharaoh’s daughter adopted Moses (Ex. 2:10 ), and Mordecai Esther (Esther 2:7 ).
(2.) National. God adopted Israel (Ex. 4:22 ; Deut. 7:6 ; Hos. 11:1 ; Rom. 9:4 ).
(3.) Spiritual. An act of God’s grace by which he brings men into the number of his redeemed family, and makes them partakers of all the blessings he has provided for them. Adoption represents the new relations into which the believer is introduced by justification, and the privileges connected therewith, viz., an interest in God’s peculiar love (John 17:23 ; Rom. 5:5-8 ), a spiritual nature (2 Pet. 1:4 ; John 1:13 ), the possession of a spirit becoming children of God (1 Pet. 1:14 ; 2 John 4 ; Rom. 8:15-21 ; Gal. 5:1 ; Heb. 2:15 ), present protection, consolation, supplies (Luke 12:27-32 ; John 14:18 ; 1 Cor. 3:21-23 ; 2 Cor. 1:4 ), fatherly chastisements (Heb. 12:5-11 ), and a future glorious inheritance (Rom. 8:17, 23 ; James 2:5 ; Phil. 3:21 ).

JB Horn:
The believer's adoption as a child of God was determined by God from eternity: God "predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ" ( Eph 1:5 ). This adoption is not the result of any merit on the part of the believer, but solely the outworking of God's love and grace ( Ephesians 1:5 Ephesians 1:7 ).

Robert Sanders:

--- Quote from: JB Horn on June 22, 2016, 04:49:38 pm ---The believer's adoption as a child of God was determined by God from eternity: God "predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ" ( Eph 1:5 ). This adoption is not the result of any merit on the part of the believer, but solely the outworking of God's love and grace ( Ephesians 1:5 Ephesians 1:7 ).

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Born again of water and Spirit into the Kingdom of God
is not adoption.

A. True

B. False

JB Horn:

--- Quote from: Robert Sanders on July 30, 2016, 04:44:52 pm ---Born again of water and Spirit into the Kingdom of God
is not adoption.

A. True

B. False

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What did the Jews mean by adoption?

JB

Robert Sanders:

--- Quote from: JB Horn on July 30, 2016, 05:55:38 pm ---What did the Jews mean by adoption?

JB

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You will have to ask them.

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