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(0)Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)
Together for Adoption (T4A) is a mission agency. T4A sponsors adoption conferences that focus primarily on vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us in Christ), with a secondary focus on its implications for orphan care and horizontal adoption (i.e., couples adopting children). In fulfillment of our objectives, we desire to see conference attendees walk away from a T4A event:
- Understanding why it is that vertical adoption is the highest blessing of the gospel
- Rejoicing afresh in the gospel
- Moved to act on James 1:27 both locally and globally
Why is the Gospel Important?
In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer identifies adoption as the highest blessing of the gospel because of the relationship that it secures for those who believe in Christ—a filial relationship with God the Father and His Son. God's gracious work of adoption is an enlarging of the circle of communion that has eternally existed between the three Persons of the Trinity. The good news of the gospel is that God the Father brings us to share in the loving communion that He enjoys with His eternal and natural Son through the work of His eternal and natural Son. It is T4A's passion to explore and articulate this wonderful truth "to the praise of [God's] glorious grace" (Ephesians 1:6).
The Travesty of Being An Orphan
To be an orphan is to be a human being without filial relationships. Scripture is clear: we were created by God to enjoy a filial relationship with God and other human beings. We were made for filial relationships—and this is why we believe that God is so passionate about His people caring for orphans and why being an earthly orphan is such a travesty. T4A wants Christians to recognize that there is an entire theology of adoption behind, underneath, and around Scripture's concern for orphans that really needs to be explored and articulated.
God's Passion for Adoption...And Adoption
Over the past several years it has been exciting to see much orphan care and adoption ministry work within the church, flowing out of a deep commitment to James 1:27 and Old Testament Scripture passages that speak of God's concern for orphans (Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 10:14, 17-18; Deut. 10:17-19, etc). More and more churches are taking these texts seriously. But why does God stress caring for orphans in their affliction? We are convinced that vertical adoption is what is behind these orphan-care texts and what should ultimately drive the Christian's James 1:27-involvement in orphan care and horizontal adoption.
Will You Partner With Me?
T4A's goal is to see churches partnering together with established orphan care and adoption organizations that recognize the importance of vertical adoption, in order to sponsor regional adoption conference events. Ultimately, we believe that these conferences will help serve the church in fulfilling its responsibility to visit orphans in their affliction.
Since T4A is a mission agency, I am currently raising support as a missionary in order to join the T4A team full-time this Fall. I am looking for affordable one-time-a-year donations.
Want to know more?
T4A Main Article (PDF)
T4A Brochure (PDF)
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We support, accept, and love these children who have been adopted. In fact, I can't help but treat the adopted children like any other child in the family. After all, they are Cruvers. They have the full rights and privileges of the Cruver household - even the extended Cruver households.
Adoption is a family affair, an extended family affair. It is a community affair.
God, Who is the eternal Community of Three in One, extended Himself in the Spirit to include all those who believe in Jesus, thereby establishing an extended community of persons. (See this video for background to what I mean). All those who believe in Jesus are included in the family of God with the full rights and privileges of being God's sons and daughters. We are born into God's family within the confines of community.
Likewise, those adopted in a family are also adopted into the extended family, into the confines of familial community.
God did not call us to adoption but to adoption.
Biblical Resources
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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)What is Together for Adoption ?Together for Adoption (T4A) is a mission agency. T4A sponsors adoption conferences that focus primarily on vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us in Christ), with a secondary focus on its implications for orphan care and horizontal adoption (i.e., couples adopting children). In fulfillment of our objectives, we desire to see conference attendees walk away from a T4A event:
- Understanding why it is that vertical adoption is the highest blessing of the gospel
- Rejoicing afresh in the gospel
- Moved to act on James 1:27 both locally and globally
Why is the Gospel Important?In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer identifies adoption as the highest blessing of the gospel because of the relationship that it secures for those who believe in Christ—a filial relationship with God the Father and His Son. God's gracious work of adoption is an enlarging of the circle of communion that has eternally existed between the three Persons of the Trinity. The good news of the gospel is that God the Father brings us to share in the loving communion that He enjoys with His eternal and natural Son through the work of His eternal and natural Son. It is T4A's passion to explore and articulate this wonderful truth "to the praise of [God's] glorious grace" (Ephesians 1:6).The Travesty of Being An OrphanTo be an orphan is to be a human being without filial relationships. Scripture is clear: we were created by God to enjoy a filial relationship with God and other human beings. We were made for filial relationships—and this is why we believe that God is so passionate about His people caring for orphans and why being an earthly orphan is such a travesty. T4A wants Christians to recognize that there is an entire theology of adoption behind, underneath, and around Scripture's concern for orphans that really needs to be explored and articulated.God's Passion for Adoption...And AdoptionOver the past several years it has been exciting to see much orphan care and adoption ministry work within the church, flowing out of a deep commitment to James 1:27 and Old Testament Scripture passages that speak of God's concern for orphans (Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 10:14, 17-18; Deut. 10:17-19, etc). More and more churches are taking these texts seriously. But why does God stress caring for orphans in their affliction? We are convinced that vertical adoption is what is behind these orphan-care texts and what should ultimately drive the Christian's James 1:27-involvement in orphan care and horizontal adoption.Will You Partner With Me?T4A's goal is to see churches partnering together with established orphan care and adoption organizations that recognize the importance of vertical adoption, in order to sponsor regional adoption conference events. Ultimately, we believe that these conferences will help serve the church in fulfilling its responsibility to visit orphans in their affliction.Since T4A is a mission agency, I am currently raising support as a missionary in order to join the T4A team full-time this Fall. I am looking for affordable one-time-a-year donations.Want to know more?T4A Main Article (PDF)T4A Brochure (PDF)" >My T4A Initiative
- pursued adoption because God led them to pursue it. As a result God led my family to pursue adoption-- what I call extended adoption. Adoption does not happen in a historical vacuum, nor is adoption limited to the immediate family. Those of us in the extended family have been called to adoption along with them.
We support, accept, and love these children who have been adopted. In fact, I can't help but treat the adopted children like any other child in the family. After all, they are Cruvers. They have the full rights and privileges of the Cruver household - even the extended Cruver households.
Adoption is a family affair, an extended family affair. It is a community affair.
God, Who is the eternal Community of Three in One, extended Himself in the Spirit to include all those who believe in Jesus, thereby establishing an extended community of persons. (See this video for background to what I mean). All those who believe in Jesus are included in the family of God with the full rights and privileges of being God's sons and daughters. We are born into God's family within the confines of community.
Likewise, those adopted in a family are also adopted into the extended family, into the confines of familial community.
God did not call us to adoption but to adoption.
Christian Worldview
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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)What is Together for Adoption ?Together for Adoption (T4A) is a mission agency. T4A sponsors adoption conferences that focus primarily on vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us in Christ), with a secondary focus on its implications for orphan care and horizontal adoption (i.e., couples adopting children). In fulfillment of our objectives, we desire to see conference attendees walk away from a T4A event:
- Understanding why it is that vertical adoption is the highest blessing of the gospel
- Rejoicing afresh in the gospel
- Moved to act on James 1:27 both locally and globally
Why is the Gospel Important?In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer identifies adoption as the highest blessing of the gospel because of the relationship that it secures for those who believe in Christ—a filial relationship with God the Father and His Son. God's gracious work of adoption is an enlarging of the circle of communion that has eternally existed between the three Persons of the Trinity. The good news of the gospel is that God the Father brings us to share in the loving communion that He enjoys with His eternal and natural Son through the work of His eternal and natural Son. It is T4A's passion to explore and articulate this wonderful truth "to the praise of [God's] glorious grace" (Ephesians 1:6).The Travesty of Being An OrphanTo be an orphan is to be a human being without filial relationships. Scripture is clear: we were created by God to enjoy a filial relationship with God and other human beings. We were made for filial relationships—and this is why we believe that God is so passionate about His people caring for orphans and why being an earthly orphan is such a travesty. T4A wants Christians to recognize that there is an entire theology of adoption behind, underneath, and around Scripture's concern for orphans that really needs to be explored and articulated.God's Passion for Adoption...And AdoptionOver the past several years it has been exciting to see much orphan care and adoption ministry work within the church, flowing out of a deep commitment to James 1:27 and Old Testament Scripture passages that speak of God's concern for orphans (Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 10:14, 17-18; Deut. 10:17-19, etc). More and more churches are taking these texts seriously. But why does God stress caring for orphans in their affliction? We are convinced that vertical adoption is what is behind these orphan-care texts and what should ultimately drive the Christian's James 1:27-involvement in orphan care and horizontal adoption.Will You Partner With Me?T4A's goal is to see churches partnering together with established orphan care and adoption organizations that recognize the importance of vertical adoption, in order to sponsor regional adoption conference events. Ultimately, we believe that these conferences will help serve the church in fulfilling its responsibility to visit orphans in their affliction.Since T4A is a mission agency, I am currently raising support as a missionary in order to join the T4A team full-time this Fall. I am looking for affordable one-time-a-year donations.Want to know more?T4A Main Article (PDF)T4A Brochure (PDF)" >My T4A Initiative
- pursued adoption because God led them to pursue it. As a result God led my family to pursue adoption-- what I call extended adoption. Adoption does not happen in a historical vacuum, nor is adoption limited to the immediate family. Those of us in the extended family have been called to adoption along with them.
We support, accept, and love these children who have been adopted. In fact, I can't help but treat the adopted children like any other child in the family. After all, they are Cruvers. They have the full rights and privileges of the Cruver household - even the extended Cruver households.
Adoption is a family affair, an extended family affair. It is a community affair.
God, Who is the eternal Community of Three in One, extended Himself in the Spirit to include all those who believe in Jesus, thereby establishing an extended community of persons. (See this video for background to what I mean). All those who believe in Jesus are included in the family of God with the full rights and privileges of being God's sons and daughters. We are born into God's family within the confines of community.
Likewise, those adopted in a family are also adopted into the extended family, into the confines of familial community.
God did not call us to adoption but to adoption.
Family Blogs
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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)What is Together for Adoption ?Together for Adoption (T4A) is a mission agency. T4A sponsors adoption conferences that focus primarily on vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us in Christ), with a secondary focus on its implications for orphan care and horizontal adoption (i.e., couples adopting children). In fulfillment of our objectives, we desire to see conference attendees walk away from a T4A event:
- Understanding why it is that vertical adoption is the highest blessing of the gospel
- Rejoicing afresh in the gospel
- Moved to act on James 1:27 both locally and globally
Why is the Gospel Important?In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer identifies adoption as the highest blessing of the gospel because of the relationship that it secures for those who believe in Christ—a filial relationship with God the Father and His Son. God's gracious work of adoption is an enlarging of the circle of communion that has eternally existed between the three Persons of the Trinity. The good news of the gospel is that God the Father brings us to share in the loving communion that He enjoys with His eternal and natural Son through the work of His eternal and natural Son. It is T4A's passion to explore and articulate this wonderful truth "to the praise of [God's] glorious grace" (Ephesians 1:6).The Travesty of Being An OrphanTo be an orphan is to be a human being without filial relationships. Scripture is clear: we were created by God to enjoy a filial relationship with God and other human beings. We were made for filial relationships—and this is why we believe that God is so passionate about His people caring for orphans and why being an earthly orphan is such a travesty. T4A wants Christians to recognize that there is an entire theology of adoption behind, underneath, and around Scripture's concern for orphans that really needs to be explored and articulated.God's Passion for Adoption...And AdoptionOver the past several years it has been exciting to see much orphan care and adoption ministry work within the church, flowing out of a deep commitment to James 1:27 and Old Testament Scripture passages that speak of God's concern for orphans (Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 10:14, 17-18; Deut. 10:17-19, etc). More and more churches are taking these texts seriously. But why does God stress caring for orphans in their affliction? We are convinced that vertical adoption is what is behind these orphan-care texts and what should ultimately drive the Christian's James 1:27-involvement in orphan care and horizontal adoption.Will You Partner With Me?T4A's goal is to see churches partnering together with established orphan care and adoption organizations that recognize the importance of vertical adoption, in order to sponsor regional adoption conference events. Ultimately, we believe that these conferences will help serve the church in fulfilling its responsibility to visit orphans in their affliction.Since T4A is a mission agency, I am currently raising support as a missionary in order to join the T4A team full-time this Fall. I am looking for affordable one-time-a-year donations.Want to know more?T4A Main Article (PDF)T4A Brochure (PDF)" >My T4A Initiative
- pursued adoption because God led them to pursue it. As a result God led my family to pursue adoption-- what I call extended adoption. Adoption does not happen in a historical vacuum, nor is adoption limited to the immediate family. Those of us in the extended family have been called to adoption along with them.
We support, accept, and love these children who have been adopted. In fact, I can't help but treat the adopted children like any other child in the family. After all, they are Cruvers. They have the full rights and privileges of the Cruver household - even the extended Cruver households.
Adoption is a family affair, an extended family affair. It is a community affair.
God, Who is the eternal Community of Three in One, extended Himself in the Spirit to include all those who believe in Jesus, thereby establishing an extended community of persons. (See this video for background to what I mean). All those who believe in Jesus are included in the family of God with the full rights and privileges of being God's sons and daughters. We are born into God's family within the confines of community.
Likewise, those adopted in a family are also adopted into the extended family, into the confines of familial community.
God did not call us to adoption but to adoption.
Gospel Blogs
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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)What is Together for Adoption ?Together for Adoption (T4A) is a mission agency. T4A sponsors adoption conferences that focus primarily on vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us in Christ), with a secondary focus on its implications for orphan care and horizontal adoption (i.e., couples adopting children). In fulfillment of our objectives, we desire to see conference attendees walk away from a T4A event:
- Understanding why it is that vertical adoption is the highest blessing of the gospel
- Rejoicing afresh in the gospel
- Moved to act on James 1:27 both locally and globally
Why is the Gospel Important?In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer identifies adoption as the highest blessing of the gospel because of the relationship that it secures for those who believe in Christ—a filial relationship with God the Father and His Son. God's gracious work of adoption is an enlarging of the circle of communion that has eternally existed between the three Persons of the Trinity. The good news of the gospel is that God the Father brings us to share in the loving communion that He enjoys with His eternal and natural Son through the work of His eternal and natural Son. It is T4A's passion to explore and articulate this wonderful truth "to the praise of [God's] glorious grace" (Ephesians 1:6).The Travesty of Being An OrphanTo be an orphan is to be a human being without filial relationships. Scripture is clear: we were created by God to enjoy a filial relationship with God and other human beings. We were made for filial relationships—and this is why we believe that God is so passionate about His people caring for orphans and why being an earthly orphan is such a travesty. T4A wants Christians to recognize that there is an entire theology of adoption behind, underneath, and around Scripture's concern for orphans that really needs to be explored and articulated.God's Passion for Adoption...And AdoptionOver the past several years it has been exciting to see much orphan care and adoption ministry work within the church, flowing out of a deep commitment to James 1:27 and Old Testament Scripture passages that speak of God's concern for orphans (Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 10:14, 17-18; Deut. 10:17-19, etc). More and more churches are taking these texts seriously. But why does God stress caring for orphans in their affliction? We are convinced that vertical adoption is what is behind these orphan-care texts and what should ultimately drive the Christian's James 1:27-involvement in orphan care and horizontal adoption.Will You Partner With Me?T4A's goal is to see churches partnering together with established orphan care and adoption organizations that recognize the importance of vertical adoption, in order to sponsor regional adoption conference events. Ultimately, we believe that these conferences will help serve the church in fulfilling its responsibility to visit orphans in their affliction.Since T4A is a mission agency, I am currently raising support as a missionary in order to join the T4A team full-time this Fall. I am looking for affordable one-time-a-year donations.Want to know more?T4A Main Article (PDF)T4A Brochure (PDF)" >My T4A Initiative
- pursued adoption because God led them to pursue it. As a result God led my family to pursue adoption-- what I call extended adoption. Adoption does not happen in a historical vacuum, nor is adoption limited to the immediate family. Those of us in the extended family have been called to adoption along with them.
We support, accept, and love these children who have been adopted. In fact, I can't help but treat the adopted children like any other child in the family. After all, they are Cruvers. They have the full rights and privileges of the Cruver household - even the extended Cruver households.
Adoption is a family affair, an extended family affair. It is a community affair.
God, Who is the eternal Community of Three in One, extended Himself in the Spirit to include all those who believe in Jesus, thereby establishing an extended community of persons. (See this video for background to what I mean). All those who believe in Jesus are included in the family of God with the full rights and privileges of being God's sons and daughters. We are born into God's family within the confines of community.
Likewise, those adopted in a family are also adopted into the extended family, into the confines of familial community.
God did not call us to adoption but to adoption.
Gospel-Centered Audio Sermons
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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)What is Together for Adoption ?Together for Adoption (T4A) is a mission agency. T4A sponsors adoption conferences that focus primarily on vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us in Christ), with a secondary focus on its implications for orphan care and horizontal adoption (i.e., couples adopting children). In fulfillment of our objectives, we desire to see conference attendees walk away from a T4A event:
- Understanding why it is that vertical adoption is the highest blessing of the gospel
- Rejoicing afresh in the gospel
- Moved to act on James 1:27 both locally and globally
Why is the Gospel Important?In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer identifies adoption as the highest blessing of the gospel because of the relationship that it secures for those who believe in Christ—a filial relationship with God the Father and His Son. God's gracious work of adoption is an enlarging of the circle of communion that has eternally existed between the three Persons of the Trinity. The good news of the gospel is that God the Father brings us to share in the loving communion that He enjoys with His eternal and natural Son through the work of His eternal and natural Son. It is T4A's passion to explore and articulate this wonderful truth "to the praise of [God's] glorious grace" (Ephesians 1:6).The Travesty of Being An OrphanTo be an orphan is to be a human being without filial relationships. Scripture is clear: we were created by God to enjoy a filial relationship with God and other human beings. We were made for filial relationships—and this is why we believe that God is so passionate about His people caring for orphans and why being an earthly orphan is such a travesty. T4A wants Christians to recognize that there is an entire theology of adoption behind, underneath, and around Scripture's concern for orphans that really needs to be explored and articulated.God's Passion for Adoption...And AdoptionOver the past several years it has been exciting to see much orphan care and adoption ministry work within the church, flowing out of a deep commitment to James 1:27 and Old Testament Scripture passages that speak of God's concern for orphans (Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 10:14, 17-18; Deut. 10:17-19, etc). More and more churches are taking these texts seriously. But why does God stress caring for orphans in their affliction? We are convinced that vertical adoption is what is behind these orphan-care texts and what should ultimately drive the Christian's James 1:27-involvement in orphan care and horizontal adoption.Will You Partner With Me?T4A's goal is to see churches partnering together with established orphan care and adoption organizations that recognize the importance of vertical adoption, in order to sponsor regional adoption conference events. Ultimately, we believe that these conferences will help serve the church in fulfilling its responsibility to visit orphans in their affliction.Since T4A is a mission agency, I am currently raising support as a missionary in order to join the T4A team full-time this Fall. I am looking for affordable one-time-a-year donations.Want to know more?T4A Main Article (PDF)T4A Brochure (PDF)" >My T4A Initiative
- pursued adoption because God led them to pursue it. As a result God led my family to pursue adoption-- what I call extended adoption. Adoption does not happen in a historical vacuum, nor is adoption limited to the immediate family. Those of us in the extended family have been called to adoption along with them.
We support, accept, and love these children who have been adopted. In fact, I can't help but treat the adopted children like any other child in the family. After all, they are Cruvers. They have the full rights and privileges of the Cruver household - even the extended Cruver households.
Adoption is a family affair, an extended family affair. It is a community affair.
God, Who is the eternal Community of Three in One, extended Himself in the Spirit to include all those who believe in Jesus, thereby establishing an extended community of persons. (See this video for background to what I mean). All those who believe in Jesus are included in the family of God with the full rights and privileges of being God's sons and daughters. We are born into God's family within the confines of community.
Likewise, those adopted in a family are also adopted into the extended family, into the confines of familial community.
God did not call us to adoption but to adoption.
News
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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)What is Together for Adoption ?Together for Adoption (T4A) is a mission agency. T4A sponsors adoption conferences that focus primarily on vertical adoption (i.e., God adopting us in Christ), with a secondary focus on its implications for orphan care and horizontal adoption (i.e., couples adopting children). In fulfillment of our objectives, we desire to see conference attendees walk away from a T4A event:
- Understanding why it is that vertical adoption is the highest blessing of the gospel
- Rejoicing afresh in the gospel
- Moved to act on James 1:27 both locally and globally
Why is the Gospel Important?In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer identifies adoption as the highest blessing of the gospel because of the relationship that it secures for those who believe in Christ—a filial relationship with God the Father and His Son. God's gracious work of adoption is an enlarging of the circle of communion that has eternally existed between the three Persons of the Trinity. The good news of the gospel is that God the Father brings us to share in the loving communion that He enjoys with His eternal and natural Son through the work of His eternal and natural Son. It is T4A's passion to explore and articulate this wonderful truth "to the praise of [God's] glorious grace" (Ephesians 1:6).The Travesty of Being An OrphanTo be an orphan is to be a human being without filial relationships. Scripture is clear: we were created by God to enjoy a filial relationship with God and other human beings. We were made for filial relationships—and this is why we believe that God is so passionate about His people caring for orphans and why being an earthly orphan is such a travesty. T4A wants Christians to recognize that there is an entire theology of adoption behind, underneath, and around Scripture's concern for orphans that really needs to be explored and articulated.God's Passion for Adoption...And AdoptionOver the past several years it has been exciting to see much orphan care and adoption ministry work within the church, flowing out of a deep commitment to James 1:27 and Old Testament Scripture passages that speak of God's concern for orphans (Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 10:14, 17-18; Deut. 10:17-19, etc). More and more churches are taking these texts seriously. But why does God stress caring for orphans in their affliction? We are convinced that vertical adoption is what is behind these orphan-care texts and what should ultimately drive the Christian's James 1:27-involvement in orphan care and horizontal adoption.Will You Partner With Me?T4A's goal is to see churches partnering together with established orphan care and adoption organizations that recognize the importance of vertical adoption, in order to sponsor regional adoption conference events. Ultimately, we believe that these conferences will help serve the church in fulfilling its responsibility to visit orphans in their affliction.Since T4A is a mission agency, I am currently raising support as a missionary in order to join the T4A team full-time this Fall. I am looking for affordable one-time-a-year donations.Want to know more?T4A Main Article (PDF)T4A Brochure (PDF)" >My T4A Initiative
- pursued adoption because God led them to pursue it. As a result God led my family to pursue adoption-- what I call extended adoption. Adoption does not happen in a historical vacuum, nor is adoption limited to the immediate family. Those of us in the extended family have been called to adoption along with them.
We support, accept, and love these children who have been adopted. In fact, I can't help but treat the adopted children like any other child in the family. After all, they are Cruvers. They have the full rights and privileges of the Cruver household - even the extended Cruver households.
Adoption is a family affair, an extended family affair. It is a community affair.
God, Who is the eternal Community of Three in One, extended Himself in the Spirit to include all those who believe in Jesus, thereby establishing an extended community of persons. (See this video for background to what I mean). All those who believe in Jesus are included in the family of God with the full rights and privileges of being God's sons and daughters. We are born into God's family within the confines of community.
Likewise, those adopted in a family are also adopted into the extended family, into the confines of familial community.
God did not call us to adoption but to adoption.
