Reformed Confessions
12/33Of Adoption
  1. Scripture and God
  2. 1The Holy Scripture
  3. 2God, and of the Holy Trinity
  4. 3God’s Eternal Decree
  5. 4Creation
  6. 5Providence
  7. The Fall and the Mediator
  8. 6The Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
  9. 7God’s Covenant with Man
  10. 8Christ the Mediator
  11. Salvation in Christ
  12. 9Free Will
  13. 10Effectual Calling
  14. 11Justification
  15. 12Adoption
  16. 13Sanctification
  17. 14Saving Faith
  18. 15Repentance unto Life
  19. 16Good Works
  20. 17The Perseverance of the Saints
  21. 18The Assurance of Grace and Salvation
  22. The Christian Life
  23. 19The Law of God
  24. 20Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
  25. 21Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
  26. 22Lawful Oaths and Vows
  27. 23The Civil Magistrate
  28. 24Marriage and Divorce
  29. The Church and the Sacraments
  30. 25The Church
  31. 26The Communion of Saints
  32. 27The Sacraments
  33. 28Baptism
  34. 29The Lord’s Supper
  35. 30Church Censures
  36. 31Synods and Councils
  37. The Last Things
  38. 32The State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
  39. 33The Last Judgment

The Westminster Confession · Chapter 12

Of Adoption

  • 1 section
Section 1

All those that are justified God vouchsafeth, in and for his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption;1 by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God;2 have his name put upon them;3 receive the Spirit of adoption;4 have access to the throne of grace with boldness;5 are enabled to cry, Abba, Father;6 are pitied,7 protected,8 provided for,9 and chastened by him as by a father;10 yet never cast off,11 but sealed to the day of redemption,12 and inherit the promises,13 as heirs of everlasting salvation.14

  1. 1Gal. 4:4–5; Eph. 1:5
  2. 2John 1:12; Rom. 8:17
  3. 3Jer. 14:9; 2 Cor. 6:18; Rev. 3:12
  4. 4Rom. 8:15
  5. 5Rom. 5:2; Eph. 3:12
  6. 6Gal. 4:6
  7. 7Ps. 103:13
  8. 8Prov. 14:26
  9. 9Matt. 6:30; Matt. 6:32; 1 Pet. 5:7
  10. 10Heb. 12:6
  11. 11Lam. 3:31
  12. 12Eph. 4:30
  13. 13Heb. 6:12
  14. 14Heb. 1:14; 1 Pet. 1:3–4

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