“He hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (Ephesians 1:6
“We have received an inheritance from God.” (Ephesians 1:11 nlt)
“God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by
bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and
it gave him great pleasure.” (Ephesians 1:5 nlt)
“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.’” (Romans 8:15 updated niv)
“You can tell for sure that you are now fully adopted as his
own children because God sent the Spirit of his Son into our lives crying out,
"Papa! Father!" Doesn't that privilege of intimate conversation with
God make it plain that you are not a slave, but a child?” (Galatians 4:5–7 msg)
Have
you accepted God’s grace and adoption?
