Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Galatians 4:1-7
by: Jerry Johnson.
Dr. J. I. Packer, in his book Knowing God, asserted that the most important word in our Christian vocabulary should be the word adoption. He stated, “To those who are Christ’s, the holy God is a loving Father; they belong to his family; they may approach him without fear and always be sure of his fatherly concern and care” (pg. 203). Christians have full rights to membership in the household of God, unlike minors in Roman society. The Father seals this transaction by providing the Spirit of his Son so that we may enjoy an intimate relationship with our Abba.