God’s adoption is affirmed in Scripture, where He predestines His people to be adopted as His children through Christ.
Scripture clearly lays out the doctrine of adoption in Ephesians 1:5, stating that God predestined us to adoption as children by Jesus Christ according to His will. This act of adoption implies that before the foundation of the world, God's love and purpose ordained a multitude to be His children. The experience of adoption is further confirmed through the work of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of believers, as noted in Galatians 4:6-7, where we receive the Spirit of His Son, enabling us to cry, 'Abba, Father.' This transformation signifies our identity as heirs of God, reaffirming the reality of our adoption into God's family.
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