While reading some of John Calvin’s works this past weekend, I came across something in particular that stood out to me from all the rest. Not only does the Christian live their earthly lives in the common kingdom of this world, but is adopted into the Redemptive Kingdom of God’s promises to Abraham. Philippians 2:14-16 reads, Do all things [...]
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Adopted into another Kingdom, Giving Light to this kingdom.
Posted: March 5, 2012 by Michael Dewalt in AdoptionTags: Adoption, Theology, Two-Kingdoms
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Adoption makes the believer an heir of salvation through Christ
Posted: April 12, 2011 by Michael Dewalt in Adoption, Calvinism(Guest post by Maarten Kuivenhoven) Adoption makes the believer an heir of salvation through Christ. The adopted child of God becomes the recipient of salvation through Christ, for “the name of Christ excludes all merit, and everything which men have of their own.” Christ’s merits, through His obedience, death and resurrection, are what secure the believer’s [...]
Adoption assures the believer of God’s Fatherly electing grace
Posted: April 1, 2011 by Michael Dewalt in Adoption, Calvinism(Guest post by Maarten Kuivenhoven) At the heart of John Calvin’s theology and undergirding his development of the ordo salutis is the doctrine of adoption. Many scholars note that Calvin does not treat adoption as a separate locus in his systematic theology and magnum opus, The Institutes of the Christian Religion. This is due in part to the [...]
If you could see what your prayers looked like . . .
Posted: October 13, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Adoption, Dan Cruver, Guest Bloggers[Posted by Dan Cruver] To be adopted by God is to be in union with Christ. You can’t have one without the other. When God adopted us, He adopted us “in the Beloved” (Ephesians 1:5-6). There is nothing that is more life-changing or destiny-altering than the reality of being in union with God’s Beloved Son [...]
Calvin’s Practical View of Adoption: Its Privileges and Duties
Posted: April 30, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Adoption, John Calvin, Maarten KuivenhovenMany who know me, know I love focusing my studies on Central-Gospel themes, doctrines, and issues of today that deal with the Gospel its’ self. I have wanted to spend sometime in my Masters of Arts writing on Calvin’s view of the Gospel truths in adoption and what it detailed. My last semester I was [...]
Together for Adoption Conference 2008
Posted: November 1, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Adoption, Together for AdoptionTake the time if you can at all today and checkout the live blogging by Dave Cruver on the Together for Adoption Conference. If you are also interested in adoption, take time to look through a number of great resources at the Together for Adoption website.
Conference 2008 Together for Adoption Endorsements Speaker Video Interviews (NEW!) Who should attend Conference 2008? Registration Fee: $20 for single; $30 for couple Theme: Our Adoption in Christ: What it Means for Us and for Orphans Date: November 1, 2008 Location: Southside Fellowship (Greenville, SC) See Conference Schedule Workshops (Register ASAP for a workshop. Seating is limited.) Sessions and Speakers: Adoption in God’s [...]
Why Support Adoption?
Posted: October 1, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Adoption, Questions & Answers, Together for AdoptionQuestion: Why should Christians consider supporting an organization that equips Christians to think theologically about adoption but does not directly provide humanitarian aid to orphaned children? Answer: Planting Gospel Seeds
Point of Devotion – The Blessings/Privileges of Adoption- The believer of the gospel is blessed with privileges that give him the right to an eternal inheritance with the family of God. Let’s read our passage for the devotion. Romans 8:15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but [...]
Tell me what is Greater than Adoption in the Gospel!
Posted: August 20, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Adoption, John CalvinWhen you all have the time, check out Together for Adoption! And, if you don’t have the time, then take it. “[Christ's] task was so to restore us to God’s grace as to make of the children of men, children of God; of the heirs of Gehenna, heirs of the Heavenly Kingdom. Who could have [...]
