You Now Have Life as the Children of Light :: John 1:11-13
But to as many who did receive him, to those believing in his name, he gave them authority to become children of God, not having been begotten of blood, nor of the desire of the flesh, nor of the desire of man, but of God. We have before us tonight one of the more beautiful promises in scripture. The Word of God has come, the Word of God continues to come, and the Word of God will come again. And to those who receive him, he gave the authority to become children of God. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith. And nothing can take that away from you. The Word of God that created all things doesn’t change his Word or promises. He comes into the very world that turned its back on him. He came once to suffer the darkness of sin and death on the cross before rising into the Light of Life. More than that he continues to come into this corrupted world that we might be forgiven and granted hope, peace, and joy. Risin...