Adoption

[josiahoftenn]

I just saw another persons thread it's a couple down.But it made me think is adoption ok?I would think so god wants all children to have a mother and father.What is everyones thoughts on this?

 

[KEPLER]

I just saw another persons thread it's a couple down.But it made me think is adoption ok?I would think so god wants all children to have a mother and father.What is everyones thoughts on this?

It's absolutely OK.

You might want to look at Rodney Stark's work on early Christianity; the early Church actively adopted orphans who had been left out on the street and abandoned.

Back in the 1st century, the Romans had a practice called "exposure". If a woman had a baby, the Father of the family (Pater familiae) had the ultimate say on whether or not the family kept the child. If they already had too many kids, or if the baby was a girl and the father wanted a boy, the baby (not more than 8 days old) would be placed in a large pot, and left out on the kerb of the street (exposed) to die.

The Christians of the early church found this offensive and regularly claimed such infants whenever they found them.

 

[ghs1994]

Well, since we are adopted by His grace into His family, I would say you're ok to adopt.

 

[Genesis11]

It's definately fine to adopt. No question.

 

[dclem9834]

adoption is a great thing it helps the least of us, and that to me is the most important thing in christianity

 

[josiahoftenn]

I thought it was fine because I myself would like to adopt a child when I'm an adult when I get to be upper 30's lower 40's.The child would probally be eithe a girl from China, or a child in Africa.

 

[HumbleMan]

I've adopted two children from Guatemala. It is certainly OK.

Let me think, Moses was adopted by the Pharaoh's daughter. I believe Samuel was given to Eli to raise by his mother.

And then there's that whole passage in the NT about us being adopted into God's Kingdom.

There's more, I'll have to look them up.