His Word
At Forget Me Not Adoption Fund, we believe that as the adopted sons and daughters of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are called to care for orphans. God's command to do so is prevalent throughout scripture:
| James 1:27 | Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress... |
| John 14:18 | I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. |
| Ephesians 1:5 | In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will... |
| Isaiah 43:5-7 | "Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth - everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." |
| Deuteronomy 10:18-19 | He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing. And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt. |
| Deuteronomy 24:17 | Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice... |
| Deuteronomy 24:19 | When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. |
| Psalm 68:5 | A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. |
| Proverbs 23:10-11 | Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you. |
| John 21:15 | ...Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." |
| Matthew 25:34-36,40 | "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' ...'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' |
| Matthew 28:19-20 | Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. |