One of the ambitious dreams that Reclaiming Adoption and its authors share with the Apostle Paul is that when Christians hear the word adoption, they will think first about their adoption by God. As it now stands, Christians usually think first about the adoption of children. Reclaiming Adoption sets out to change this situation by providing breathtaking views of Gods love for and delight in His children views that will free you to live boldly in this world from Gods acceptance, not in order to gain it. Reclaiming Adoption begins by examining Jesus Parable of the Prodigal Son because it ultimately puts God the Fathers love on display a love that embraces the younger son with uninhibited joy (Luke 15:20) and goes out to entreat the self-righteous older son to come join the celebration (Luke 15:28). The book is premised on the belief that behind the Parable of the Prodigal Son(s) is Scriptures teaching on adoption.
