Product Description

An exploration of what being adopted into God's family means. The author argues that the key to our liberation as Christians is the biblical image of spiritual adoption. So often we continue to live as spiritual orphans, forgetting that thanks to the saving work of Jesus we have been made sons and daughters of God. Mark Stibbe explores this image of adoption and shares his own story of growing up as an adopted child and the insights his experiences gave him into the heart of God. He shows how we can experience God's fatherly love, through the work of the Holy Spirit.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #475865 in Books
• Published on: 1999-07-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent insight into the doctrine of spiritual adoption
Having heard Mark Stibbe's preaching on the subject of spiritual adoption in 1998, I was excited to get into this printed version of his insights on this key Christian truth. Being an adopted child himself, Mark has many first-handpersonal experiences which enrich his coverage of the exciting truth that we are all adopted sons and daughters of God. His style is easy to read, while covering the subject in depth. I thoroughly recommend you read this and rediscover the wonderful Father who has taken us on board as his children.

Mark Stibbe has written what should become a classic!
I can thoroughly recommend this book. It is a timely call for Christians to rediscover the Fatherhood of God and to enter into our glorious inheritance of freedom and liberty as adopted sons and heirs.

Mark Stibbe deals masterfully with the doctrine of adoption, which he describes as a "lost coin" - a much neglected truth within the Christian church. The book is well researched, thoroughly grounded in scripture, soaked in the grace of God and movingly illustrated with Mark's own experiences as an adopted child.

My favorite quotation is... "Once we become believers in Jesus, all forms of spiritual slavery must go, for we are no longer slaves but sons, and since we are sons, God has also made us heirs. A true Christian is therefore not a person who is driven by whips but drawn by cords of love."

I also found his treatment of the thorny issue of predestination particularly helpful... "Far from seeing the Father's predestination as a negative thing we should see it in a positive light. This is the way the Father has always wanted to bless all the peoples of the earth - through chosen adopted people. It may be true that few are chosen, but it is also true that everyone on the face of the earth is invited..."

Getting to know "Daddy"
Mark Stibbe offers exciting insights into the relationship that we have with God the Father, and the substantial foundations that underpin that relationship. For those who are dissatisfied with the level of reality in their relationship with God, this book offers scriptural encouragement to pursue a more meaningful one. It is message of hope for those who feel that their Heavenly Father is remote and disinterested.