Heirs with Christ: The Puritans on Adoption

ISBN: 1601780400

Author: Joel R Beeke

Condition: New

The Puritans have gotten bad press for their supposed lack of teaching on the doctrine of spiritual adoption. In Heirs with Christ, Joel R. Beeke dispels this caricature and shows that the Puritan era did more to advance the idea that every true Christian is God's adopted child than any other age of church history. This little book lets the Puritans speak for themselves, showing how they recognized adoption's far-reaching, transforming power and comfort for the children of God.Table of Contents:1. Introduction: Correcting a Caricature2. The Greatness and Comprehensiveness of Adoption3. Adoption Compared in the Two Testaments4. What Adoption Is Not5. The Westminster Assembly's Definitions of Adoption6. The Transforming Power of Adoption7. Pastoral Advice in Promoting Adoption8. The Marks of Adoption9. Transformed Relationships in Adoption10. The Privileges and Benefits of Adoption11. The Responsibilities or Duties of Adoption12. Motives for Pursuing the Consciousness of Adoption13. Warning, Invitation, and Comfort