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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” 3. BY SANCTIFICATION [37:54]. Regeneration is the seed of sanctification: where we grow and conform to the image of Christ. Those who God adopts as His children grow to bear more of Christ’s likeness (Rom 8:29). Rom 8:14 – our adoption frees us from the limitations of fallen Adam into the eternity of the sinless Christ. And like a good Father, God delivers affectionate chastening when we misbehave (cf. Heb 12:5-7). So let us not dismiss these chastenings, and let us not faint under them. 4. IN GLORIFICATION [48:10]. Rom 8:23 – our yearning for the end of our sanctification. Heb 2:10 – even Christ was perfected by suffering in order to perfect our salvation, of which He is the author. From these passages, we learn that God gives us the Savior for our sanctification and glory, that we long for the coming resurrection, that this cost our Savior His life, and that glorification is the goal of our adoption.
Ian Migala (11/23/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” C. CHRISTIANS, UNLIKE ALL OTHER MEN, ARE GOD’S CHILDREN BY ADOPTION [19:26]. God has only one spiritual family: a peculiar people. In the Bible, ‘adoption’ means the placing of a son, as into a particular family (see the London Baptist Confession, Chapter 12, “Adoption”). How does God adopt His children? 1. BY PREDESTINATION [23:12]. Eph 1:4-6 – what a statement about us despite our later rebellion and disobedience (cf. 2:1-3). 2 Tim 1:9, Rom 9:11-16 – our being Christians was entirely God’s choice, not ours. From these passages we can deduce that our election was God’s choice in eternity past, that we were not chosen by anything inherent in us by anything that differed in us from the unelect, that election is in Christ, and that it glorifies God’s grace. 2. BY FAITH THROUGH REGENERATION [30:35]. It is not just a transfer from one family to another, but a spiritual change in the adopted. This is why Christian adoption is the beginning of a new life (cf. Jn 1:12-13). Together with the new birth discussed in Jn 3, we learn that God is the author of our new life and that He is the giver of our faith in Christ (cf. Phil 1:29, Eph 2:8, Gal 3:26). Rom 8:16 – the Spirit bears witness in us that we are children of God (cf. Gal 4:6).
Ian Migala (11/23/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” Not so much today, but children were often given names that told something about them. When God Himself names (or renames) someone, it is very telling indeed, not just about that person, but about God Himself. I. IN WHAT WAYS ARE CHRISTIANS THE CHILDREN OF GOD? [starting at 7:34 of the audio]. A. CHRISTIANS, LIKE ALL MEN, ARE GOD’S CHILDREN BY CREATION (cf. 17:28). Luke traces Christ all the way back to Adam. A child bears the image of his parents, and through that he bears the image of his heavenly Father. Gen 1:26 – man is the crown of God’s creation. Not even the angels bear God’s image. Adam and Eve abandoned their first estate for the lie of deification. Fortunately, the fall did not change their status as God’s children. We were warped, but not destroyed. Only in Christians is God’s image being restored because we are new creations in Christ: the second Adam. B. CHRISTIANS, LIKE ALL MEN, ARE GOD’S CHILDREN BY PROVISION [14:27]. Ps 145:9, Lk 6:35 – God is good and merciful to all, even evil, ungrateful men. He never leaves Himself without witness. But sin hardens us and ingratitude depraves us. Rom 1:19-21 – there is no such thing as a true atheist.
