Do You Want To Be A Child Of God?
Joh 1:12 ...as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Not everybody is a child of God in a spiritual redemptive sense. In a Creator-Creature sense, yes. But in a spiritual redemptive sense, no.
Satan has his own "seed" (Gen. 3:15). He is called the "father" of a certain kind of people (John 8:44). He has his own "sons" (Mat. 13:38). He has his own "children" (1 John 3:10).
Being a child of God in a spiritual redemptive sense is by receiving the Lord Jesus. Receiving the Lord Jesus Christ is trusting in His person. His name is who He is.
* It is a present ("GAVE"). It is a gift freely given by God.
* It is a prerogative ("RIGHT"). It brings benefits, advantages and privileges you can expect from God as your Father.
* It is paranormal ("BECOME"). It is supernatural. It is not what you already are naturally. You don't become what you already are. It is something that you must become by the grace of God.
* It is not by physical descent ("NOT OF BLOOD"). It is not passed by birth. Even if your father was Abraham, it would not make you a child of God.
* It is not by personal determination ("NOR OF THE WILL OF THE FLESH"). You don't grit your teeth and muster all your strength and become a child of God by sheer will power.
* It is not by people's decision (NOR OF THE WILL OF MAN). No human being can turn you into a child of God. They can dance the hoogie-boogie, turn around, perform rituals on you etc., it would not make you a child of God.
* It is by the Potentate's deed ("OF God"). Only God can make you a child of God, if you trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross for salvation.
