--ADOPTED = YOU ARE MORE THAN SAVED, YOU ARE LOVED!

--"God sent his Son
...that we might
receive adoption
to sonship."
--(Galatians 4:1-7)--

--We have been adopted by the Creator of the Universe. We couldn't complain if God had merely loved us enough to send His Son that we might "not perish but have eternal life" (JOHN 3:16). It would be enough for us. But not for God. He "sent his Son...to redeem" us, not as an end in itself but "that we might receive adoption to sonship" (text).

The apostle Paul refers to us as "son" because in his day it was common for sons to inherit their father's wealth. His point is that now everyone who puts their faith in Jesus, whether man or woman, becomes a "son" of God with equal and full rights of inheritance. (V.7)

God does not merely want to save you. He wants you. He has adopted you into His family, given you His name (Revelation 3:12), and proudly calls you His child. You could not possibly be loved more, or by anyone more important. You aren't merely blessed by God,...you are the child of God. Your Father loves you. Jesus Christ died for us so we can spend eternity with Him. Jesus said, "I and my Father are one." Jesus came to earth to save us.

"But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as (his) child. Because you are His (child) sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" Jesus died on the Cross to pay our sin-debt. The debt required pure and untainted blood. Jesus was sinless. He NEVER sinned. That is the only way we could make it into Heaven. Yes, it is FINISHED! GIVE HIM PRAISE! Our Redeemer Lives!
---(GALATIANS 4:4-7)