​What does it mean to be adopted by God? Drawing on the Roman practice of adoption, St. Paul paints a breathtaking picture of the Christian life. Once separated from God, we have been welcomed into His family, clothed with a new identity, made heirs with Christ, and given the Holy Spirit as the assurance that we truly belong.

Why is there such a gap between the Christian life we long to live and the one we actually experience? In Romans 7, St. Paul gives voice to the struggle every believer knows: the desire to do what is right, yet the painful reality of continuing to fall short. The good news is that God has not left us to fight this battle alone. Through Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the ordinary means of grace, He is slowly transforming us into the people He created us to be. As Anglicans, one of the greate [...]