The Beauty of Adoption: Part Five

Instructional Point Two- The Blessings/Privileges of the Theology 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. These blessing are beyond measure.

A.Illustration- what does the Bible give us?
As we move on in our passage, look at verse 16 of Romans chapter 8. It reads, “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” This Spirit not only cries out in making us a part of God’s adopted family, but gives the believer blessings that he had never had before. For being the child of God is an experience like nothing you knew before, and may not fully understand now. But when you see exactly what this adoption does for the believer and the blessings it provides, you can see that it is nothing but by the grace of God we partake in. From the moment of the time that the Spirit poured into our hearts this confidence of adoption, it poured into us the privileges of adoption as well. These are to the believer nothing but blessing that they could have never imagined existed before being adopted by God.

B.Application- what does this mean?
I will list and touch on briefly these privileges so that you can see the overwhelming amount of delight that takes place in being adopted by God.
1.When we are adopted, “the Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” We have intimate fellowship with Christ and God because of this. (Gal. 4:7)
2.When we are adopted, not only is there this intimate fellowship but also there is the blessing of the guidance of this Spirit that cries “Abba, Father.” This how one knows he is a part of the family of God. (Rom. 8:14)
3.When we are adopted, it gives us another blessing. That this Spirit gives His presence to always assure the believer of their status as a child of God. (Rom. 8:16)
4.When we are adopted, it is a blessing that the believer who bears the Spirit that their heart is in perfect relationship with the Father, God. (Rom. 8:14)
5.When we are adopted, most of all, the privilege for believer is that they at the point of adoption now become heirs with God, which is a joint heir to Christ. (Rom. 8:17)
6.Blessing number six is that when we are adopted, his adopted family will in glory bear the likeness of Christ. (1 Jon. 3:2)
7.Lastly the blessing that the believer receives in adoption includes the inheritance of all things since the believer is adopted in being the son of God. (1 Cor. 3:21-23)

C.Interaction- What would that look like?
For the believer, bearing the Spirit is nothing more than a blessing that deserves utmost praise to God for allowing us to partake in His family. This new relationship brings the believer into the household of faith. For the believer it is beautiful to know that they will belong to this family forever and ever and ever. God will care for his family and take care of them for eternity. This is why God sent his Son, Christ to die for the sins of His family, so we can have the highest blessing of the gospel, so that we can have the inheritance, this spiritual richness of being a part of the family of God. This will bring us to the next point, the beauty of Christ in adoption, tomorrow…