Heirs with Christ: The Puritans on Adoption

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 Caricature
   
2. The Greatness and Comprehensiveness of Adoption
   
3. Adoption Compared in the Two Testaments
   
4. What Adoption Is Not
   
5. The Westminster Assembly’s Definitions of Adoption
   
6. The Transforming Power of Adoption
   
7. Pastoral Advice in Promoting Adoption
   
8. The Marks of Adoption
   
9. Transformed Relationships in Adoption
   
10. The Privileges and Benefits of Adoption
    
11. The Responsibilities or Duties of Adoption
    
12. Motives for Pursuing the Consciousness of Adoption
    
13. Warning, Invitation, and Comfort