This document discusses what it means for Christians to be adopted by God. It provides several Bible passages from Ephesians, Isaiah, Romans, and Psalms that describe the adoption. The document states that because Christians have been adopted, they should glorify God as their Father, call God their Father, and long to be with God in heaven. It contrasts the life of an unregenerate man with the life led by the Spirit of God, saying adopted Christians should live according to God's will.

2. I AM ADOPTED!
Eph. 5:1-10

3. I AM ADOPTED
EPHESIANS 5:1-11

4. 15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her
breast and have no compassion on the
child she has borne? Though she may
forget, I will not forget you.”
ISAIAH 49:15

5. 1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly
loved children
2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved
us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant
offering and sacrifice to God.
3 But among you there must not be even a
hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of
impurity, or of greed, because these are
improper for God's holy people.
EPHESIANS 5:1-11

6. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish
talk or coarse joking, which are out of
place, but rather thanksgiving.
5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral,
impure or greedy person--such a man is an
idolater--has any inheritance in the
kingdom of Christ and of God.
EPHESIANS 5:1-11

7. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty
words, for because of such things God’s
wrath comes on those who are
disobedient.
7 Therefore do not be partners with them.
8 For you were once darkness, but now
you are light in the Lord. Live as children of
light
EPHESIANS 5:1-11

8. 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all
goodness, righteousness and truth)
10 and find out what pleases the Lord.
11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless
deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
EPHESIANS 5:1-11

9. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of
bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption (NIV –
sonship), whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
ROMANS 8:151

10. Because we had been adopted,
we call God our Father.

11. Father of fatherless
PSALM 10:14
14 But you, O God, do see trouble and
grief; You consider it to take it in hand. The
victim commits himself to You; You are the
Helper of the fatherless.
NASB - Thou hast been the Helper of the
orphan.

12. 5 To redeem them that we’re under the
law, that we might receive the adoption of
sons.
NIV - to redeem those under law, that we
might receive the full rights of sons.
GALATIANS 4:52

13. 6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent
forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts,
crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant,
but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God
through Christ.
GALATIANS 4:6-7

14. ISAIAH 9:6
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is
given, and the government will be on His
shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father.
Father of all fathers

15. 3 "Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you
who remain of the house of Israel, you
whom I have upheld since you were
conceived, and have carried since your
birth.
4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am
He, I am He who will sustain you. I have
made you and I will carry you; I will sustain
you and I will rescue you.
ISAIAH 46:3-4

16. 5 For You have been my hope, O
Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my
youth.
6 From birth I have relied on You; You
brought me forth from my mother's womb. I
will ever praise You.
9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do
not forsake me when my strength is gone.
PSALM 71:5-6, 9

17. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who
have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan
inwardly as we wait eagerly for our
adoption as sons, the redemption of our
bodies.
ROMANS 8:233

18. Because we had been adopted,
we long to be clothed.
We don’t enjoy anymore the things
of this world.

19. 4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption
as sons; theirs the divine glory, the
covenants, the receiving of the law, the
temple worship and the promises.
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them
is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who
is God over all, forever praised! Amen.
ROMANS 9:4-54

20. Because they had been adopted,
they should have waited, watched
until God worked on their behalf.

21. 5 Having predestinated us unto the
adoption of children by Jesus Christ to
Himself, according to the good pleasure of
His will,
EPHESIANS 1:55

22. Because we had been adopted, we
should glorify God as our Father.

23. • Clean Impure
• Thanksgiving v.4 Coarse Joking
• Light Darkness
• Wise Unwise
• Knows God’s Will Foolish
• Led by the Spirit Led by Wine
• Thankful v.20 Ungrateful
Life of unregenerate
man
Life of God

24. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish
talk or coarse joking, which are out of
place, but rather thanksgiving.
EPHESIANS 5:4

25. 20 always giving thanks to God the
Father for everything, in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
EPHESIANS 5:20