Term
Adoption
An act of God making believers members of his family, granting them the rights and responsibilities of his children.
Filed underSoteriology
Definition
An act of God whereby he makes us members of his family. Through adoption, believers receive all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of being children of God.
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 37AOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 37A.
Last revised August 14, 2026