In Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, an orphan named Pip receives a lavish allowance from an anonymous patron. The gift changes his life. It allows him to become a gentleman. But through most of the story Pip has no relationship with his patron. He simply enjoys the benefits of his kindness. In a similar way, it is possible to view God as a benevolent stranger, a mysterious benefactor who pays our debts and enables us to live a rich life. But salvation is more than receiving from God; it is entering a new relationship with him. No doctrine reveals the believer's new relationship with God the way adoption does. And the baptism of a precious adopted child is a perfect opportunity to think about what it means to enter God's family.
SERMON ACTIVITY
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