Listen When it comes to spiritual adoption, this is essentially what God has done for us He has pardoned us by forgiving us of our sins. He has clothed us in the perfect righteousness of his Son. Then he adopts us into his family..... Think about the serial killer and the governor The governor can pardon the killer with a few strokes of his pen He doesn’t have to get personally involved But to adopt the serial killer, he does have to get personally involved By adopting him he has become personally responsible for both his welfare and his behavior.