We know we are adopted because God's Word explicitly states that He sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, confirming our status as His children.
The assurance of our adoption as children of God is rooted in the truth presented in Galatians 4:6, which explains that God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying 'Abba, Father.' This is not based on our actions but on God's choosing of us before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4 delineates this choice, stating that He chose us in Christ. This divine initiative confirms our identity as sons and daughters, a profound change that redefines our relationship with God and underlines the grace that has brought us from spiritual death to life in Christ.
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