I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Our Adoptive Father
Pastor Tom
January 24, 2010
Romans 8:12–17
Since Our Father adopted us, we must adopt our new status as His children. Now when I make that statement, I am using the word “adopt” in two different ways. “Our Father adopted us” means God is like an adoptive parent. So adopt means “to take into one’s family through legal means and bring up as one’s own child.” The second use of adopt means “to take on or assume.” So since Our Father adopted us, (took us into His family as His own children), we must adopt, take on, or assume our new status as His children. We are going to explore what that looks like today.
