Sons of God and children of Satan, By Chinedu Moghalu
God made us, but in Christ He does something more: He receives us, gives us His Spirit and teaches us to call Him by a name that belongs to the household into which grace has brought us: Abba, Father.
But the New Testament reserves the name children of God for those who receive Christ, are born of God and are led by His Spirit.
John establishes this distinction near the beginning of his Gospel: “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.
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