The Greatest Miracle in the Universe: Man Born of God, Becoming Children of God

 

The Greatest Miracle in the Universe: Man Born of God, Becoming Children of God

1 John 3:1: "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and we are."

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."

1 John 3:9: "Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God."

2 Peter 1:4: "Through which He has granted to us precious and exceedingly great promises that through these you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption which is in the world by lust." 

Aspect	The Greatest Miracle in the Universe: Man Born of God, Becoming Children of God
Origin	People are born of God by receiving Jesus Christ and believing in His name, obtaining God's life and nature, becoming God's children. This is the greatest miracle in the universe, that sinners can be transformed into true children of God.
What We Are	We are God's true children, not merely creatures, but having divine life and nature, divine persons.
What We Belong To	We belong to God's species, no longer belonging to the category of sinners or children of the devil, but members of God's family.
How We Become	By believing in the name of Jesus Christ, receiving Him as Savior, experiencing divine regeneration, and receiving eternal life as the divine seed planted within us.
What We Have	We have divine life (eternal life), divine nature, the authority to be God's children, and God's life as a seed.
What We Can Do	We can imitate God, be perfect as our Father is perfect, and express God's life and nature.
Examples	1. Christians, though born as sinners, become children of God through regeneration 2. Even in weakness or backsliding, we remain God's children (identity unchanged) 3. The regenerated person's life has divine qualities, different from the natural person
Applications	1. Know and live out the identity of God's children 2. Imitate God in daily life 3. Pursue growth in life, showing the characteristics of God's children 4. Understand the dignity of our identity and no longer live in sin
Relevant Scripture References	Ephesians 5:1: "Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children." Matthew 5:48: "You therefore shall be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." Romans 8:16: "The Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God." 1 John 5:11-13: "And this is the testimony, that God gave to us eternal life and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. I have written these things to you who believe into the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life."

  

Conclusion: 

The core of this miracle lies in God granting us the authority to become His children, making us not merely creatures, but true children possessing divine life and nature. We are no longer born of blood and flesh, but born of God, having eternal life as a divine seed within us. This enables us to imitate God, to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect, and to express God's life and nature. This transformation from sinners to children of God is truly the greatest miracle in the universe.

  

*Please refer to the July 2024 Anaheim, California, USA training Experiencing, Enjoying and Manifesting Christ (II) Week 23 God’s Children Walk in Love and Light