Question 23 — Adoption as Befitting to Christ

We must now come to consider whether adoption befits Christ: and under this head there are four points of inquiry:

(1) Whether it is fitting that God should adopt sons?

• (2) Whether this is fitting to God the Father alone?
• (3) Whether it is proper to man to be adopted to the sonship of God?
• (4) Whether Christ can be called the adopted Son?