Gregory of Nazianzus wrote that man "has been ordered to become God." This article explores the meaning of these words. This idea of theosis or deification is a distinctive feature of Orthodox theology in the east.
Spiritual adoption explains your status as a child of God. The article explains by looking at ten things you need to know about spiritual adoption.
This article offers seven reasons why we should take great delight at the fact that God is our Father, through our adoption as sons in Christ Jesus.
This article discusses the meaning and significance of adoption as a benefit of salvation.
Adoption places the believer in a new status in terms of his relationship with God and God's people. His inheritance status changes also and he is given a new confidence in approaching God. This article explains these three changes.
Adoption is an act of God’s free grace whereby believers become members of God's family. This article explains how the Bible speaks about the fatherhood of God and looks at both the positive and negative implication of this doctrine, showing that it is impossible to claim the universal fatherhood of God.
This chapter introduces the biblical doctrine that every true Christian is God’s adopted child. Its main focus is on correcting the widespread perception that adoption did not find an important place in Reformed theology’s consideration of the order of salvation.
When the apostle Paul describes the relationship between God and those who belong to him, he uses different concepts, one of which is "adoption" (huoithesia). He uses it five times: Romans 8:15, 23, Romans 9:4, Galatians 4:5, and Ephesians 1:5. The article explores the origin of the metaphor and then the different aspects of the life with God that it entails.
Adoption as sons is an important motif and theme in the letters of Paul (Romans 8:15, 23, Romans 9:4, Galatians 4:5, and Ephesians 1:5). In this article Burke wants to explore the relationship between the Holy Spirit and adoption in Romans 8. The relevance and importance of adoption for the Christian life are also indicated.
