What Is the Doctrine of Adoption? - Hardcover

by Michael A. Milton (Author)

What is the Doctrine of Adoption? What does it mean to be adopted by God? To be truly part of His family? These are not questions easily brushed aside--they stir something deeper. If we are, indeed, adopted, do we belong in the same way that a child belongs to their parents? What is the Doctrine of Adoption? leads the reader to discover this extraordinary promise, revealing a truth far stronger than the ties of blood. With quiet insight, Mike Milton walks us through Scripture, guiding us to see that adoption is no mere metaphor but a tangible reality that transforms our place in God's kingdom. As Dr. David Garner of Westminster Theological Seminary observes, "Mike Milton takes us on a genetic journey through Scripture, exploring the familial DNA of the gospel. We are God's sons and daughters--handpicked, irrevocably loved." This book is not merely about the mechanics of doctrine, but about the profound reality of belonging--to the God of the universe. Doctrine, far from being a dry exercise, becomes a deeply personal encounter with the truth of God's love. Here, theology is not for the few but for all who long to know the Father who has called them His own. It's an invitation to stop, ponder, and rejoice--because we really are His children.

Author Biography

Michael A. Milton (PhD, University of Wales; DMin, Erskine; MPA, UNC Chapel Hill; MDiv, Knox), Chaplain (Colonel), U.S. Army Retired, is a Presbyterian minister, author, and songwriter-musician from North Carolina. In a distinguished and wide-ranging career, he served in top-secret intelligence, was a Chancellor-CEO-President and professor in higher education, a board-certified pastoral counselor, Senior Pastor, and founding pastor of three churches and a Christian school. He lives with his wife in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina.