QUOTE: Read the excerpt below. Do you think of yourself as an adopted child of God the Father and brother of Jesus the Son? How might understanding the adoption we have through faith in Christ change the way we live?
Excerpt from J.I. Packer in Knowing God
“Our first point about adoption is that it is the highest privilege that the gospel offers...In adoption, God takes us into his family and fellowship—he establishes us as his children and heirs. Closeness, affection, and generosity are at the heart of the relationship. To be right with God the Judge [justification] is a great thing, but to be loved and cared for by God the Father [adoption] is a greater."