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ADOPTION

  1. Explained # 2Co 6:18
  2. Is according to promise # Ro 9:8 Ga 3:29
  3. Is by faith # Ga 3:7,26
  4. Is of God's grace # Eze 16:3-6 Ro 4:16,17 Eph 1:5,6,11
  5. Is through Christ # Joh 1:12 Ga 4:4,5 Eph 1:5 Heb 2:10,13
  6. Saints predestinated to # Ro 8:29 Eph 1:5,11
  7. Of Gentiles, predicted # Ho 2:23 Ro 9:24-26 Eph 3:6
  8. The Adopted are gathered together in one by Christ # Joh 11:52
  9. New birth connected with # Joh 1:12,13
  10. The Holy Spirit is a Witness of # Ro 8:16
  11. Being led by the Spirit is an evidence of # Ro 8:14
  12. Saints receive the Spirit of # Ro 8:15 Ga 4:6
  13. A privilege of saints # Joh 1:12 1Jo 3:1
  14. Saints become brethren of Christ by # Joh 20:17 Heb 2:11,12
  15. Saints wait for final consummation of # Ro 8:19,23 1Jo 3:2
  16. Subjects saints to the fatherly discipline of God # De 8:5 2Sa 7:14 Pr 3:11,12 Heb 12:5-11
  17. God is long-suffering and merciful towards the partakers of # Jer 31:1,9,20
  18. Should lead to holiness # 2Co 6:17,18 7:1 Php 2:15 1Jo 3:2,3
  19. SHOULD PRODUCE 19a) Likeness to God

    # Mt 5:44,45,48 Eph 5:1

         19b) Child-like confidence in God
              # Mt 6:25-34
     
         19c) A desire for God's glory
              # Mt 5:16
     
         19d) A spirit of prayer
              # Mt 7:7-11
     
         19e) A love of peace
              # Mt 5:9
     
         19f) A forgiving spirit
              # Mt 6:14
     
         19g) A merciful spirit
              # Lu 6:35,36
     
         19h) An avoidance of ostentation
              # Mt 6:1-4,6,18
     
     20) Safety of those who receive
         # Pr 14:26
     
     21) Confers a new name
         See topic Titles of Saints 8253
         # Nu 6:27 Isa 62:2 Ac 15:17
     
     22) Entitles to an inheritance
         # Mt 13:43 Ro 8:17 Ga 3:29 4:7 Eph 3:6
     
     23) Is to be pleaded in prayer
         # Isa 63:16 Mt 6:9
     
     24) Illustrated
         24a) Joseph's sons
              # Ge 48:5,14,16,22
     
         24b) Moses
              # Ex 2:10
     
         24c) Esther
              # Es 2:7
     
     25) Typified
         25a) Israel
              # Ex 4:22 Ho 11:1 Ro 9:4
     
     26) Exemplified
         26a) Solomon
              # 1Ch 28:6
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