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● Eph 1:4-5 . . He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ,
in accordance with His pleasure and will
There are important differences between adopted kids and foster kids.
The latter have no inheritance rights, they have no right to be known by a foster
family's name, they have no right to address their foster parents by means of family
relations like mom and/or dad, and they have no right to a place in the family's
genealogy.
Plus, foster care is temporary. Older kids eventually age out of the foster system
and the State ceases to assist foster parents to continue providing for them. At 18
the older kids are legally adults in my country, and the responsibility for their
providence is upon themselves. Ouch!
Adopted kids' circumstances are so, so much better. They are legally just as much
an adopted family's children as their paternal offspring. Ergo: adopted kids have
inheritance rights, they have a right to be known by their adopted family's name,
they have a right to address their adopted parents as family relations like mom
and/or dad, and they have a right to a place in the family's genealogy.
Plus, adoption is permanent. Older kids don't age out of their adopted homes so
they always have a family support base to fall back on should their circumstances
become difficult.
Not every Christian is related to God as His kin by adoption. But those in that
envious position aren't left to guess at whether they are or not.
● Rom 8:15-16 . . For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear
again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out:
Abba! Father! The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children
of God.
Abba is neither English nor Greek; it's Aramaic. The word means father, but
not as an ordinary noun. Grammatically, it's a filial vocative.
When my son points me out to one of his friends at the mall and says: "That's my
dad over there" then his use of dad simply indicates how he and I are related. But
when he shouts: "Hey dad, I'm over here!" then his use of dad is a filial vocative
because he's addressing me personally to get my attention-- same noun; different
sense.
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● Eph 1:4-5 . . He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ,
in accordance with His pleasure and will
There are important differences between adopted kids and foster kids.
The latter have no inheritance rights, they have no right to be known by a foster
family's name, they have no right to address their foster parents by means of family
relations like mom and/or dad, and they have no right to a place in the family's
genealogy.
Plus, foster care is temporary. Older kids eventually age out of the foster system
and the State ceases to assist foster parents to continue providing for them. At 18
the older kids are legally adults in my country, and the responsibility for their
providence is upon themselves. Ouch!
Adopted kids' circumstances are so, so much better. They are legally just as much
an adopted family's children as their paternal offspring. Ergo: adopted kids have
inheritance rights, they have a right to be known by their adopted family's name,
they have a right to address their adopted parents as family relations like mom
and/or dad, and they have a right to a place in the family's genealogy.
Plus, adoption is permanent. Older kids don't age out of their adopted homes so
they always have a family support base to fall back on should their circumstances
become difficult.
Not every Christian is related to God as His kin by adoption. But those in that
envious position aren't left to guess at whether they are or not.
● Rom 8:15-16 . . For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear
again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out:
Abba! Father! The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children
of God.
Abba is neither English nor Greek; it's Aramaic. The word means father, but
not as an ordinary noun. Grammatically, it's a filial vocative.
When my son points me out to one of his friends at the mall and says: "That's my
dad over there" then his use of dad simply indicates how he and I are related. But
when he shouts: "Hey dad, I'm over here!" then his use of dad is a filial vocative
because he's addressing me personally to get my attention-- same noun; different
sense.
_
