God’s Family

God’s family

Bible:John 8:39-47

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To those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God (JOHN 1:12).

Where I’m from, family surnames don’t really matter—they are just names. But in some parts of the world, family names are really important; they are part of each person’s identity. In many cultures, ancestry (or, family history) is important. The Israelites believed in the importance of their family history too. They were proud of their nation’s ‘father’: Abraham. They thought being part of Abraham’s clan earned them God’s favour and made them His children. When Jesus was talking with the Jews, He pointed out that this wasn’t the case. They could say Abraham was their earthly father, but if they didn’t love Jesus—the One sent by the heavenly Father—they were not part of God’s family. Just being a descendent of Abraham didn’t give them a free pass into
heaven. It’s the same for us. We can’t choose our human family, but we have decided the spiritual family we belong to. From the moment we first trusted in Jesus, God gave us the right to become His children (JOHN 1:12). It’s like Jesus has made us brand new with God’s own DNA! We are now unmistakably His own family, and we will be welcomed into His home after we die.

EVERY PERSON NEEDS TO MEET
JESUS FOR THEMSELVES.

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