John 1:12-13
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Encouraging Words...
Christ has offered to each and every person His light, His truth, and we have the choice to receive it as a gift from God or reject it. For those who choose to receive this precious gift we are given the right (not an inalienable right) or authority to become children of God through His adoption. This comes from believing in Him and trusting in Him. This receiving is an active ongoing relationship with Him. Our adoption does not come through our ethnic decent as with the Jews of old, nor by natural birth through our parents, nor by our own will, but by God's grace, through faith, and in the Holy Spirit. This adoption is manifested in the sacrament of Holy Baptism.
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