Adoption

Truth & Knowledge: Episode 50 – “Adoption” In this episode, Trey Knowles unpacks the meaning of adoption in the Word of God. Before knowing Christ, I was lost—enslaved to the spiritual forces of the world, cut off from my true identity, and unable to receive my inheritance. But that is no longer the case. Through Jesus Christ, I have been redeemed, adopted, and made new. His Spirit now dwells in my heart, teaching me to cry out, “Abba, Father,” because I am His child. This is the reality for all who believe—we are His sons and daughters. Adoption means being made a legal son or daughter, and Scripture uses this image to reveal how God brings us into His family. Jesus the Messiah came so “that we might receive adoption to sonship”—and He fulfilled that mission completely. I am no longer abandoned or enslaved. I belong to God. As Romans 8:15 declares: “The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by Him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.'” This is who we are—we are children of God.