The Glorious Deeds of Christ » Adoption http://www.canonglenn.com A Blog Dedicated to the Magnificence of the Cross Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:37:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 All Our Obligations Paid http://www.canonglenn.com/2009/04/06/all-our-obligations-paid/ http://www.canonglenn.com/2009/04/06/all-our-obligations-paid/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:27:55 +0000 GlennDavis http://www.canonglenn.com/?p=1592 easter2

Adopted Into God’s Family by Jesus’ Resurrection

God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

Eph. 1:5 (NLT)

We are adopted into God’s family through the resurrection of Christ from the dead in which he paid all our obligations to sin, the law, and the devil, in whose family we once lived. Our old status lies in his tomb. A new status is ours through his resurrection.

Sinclair Ferguson, Children of the Living God (Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1989), 4.

HT: Of First Importance

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