How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
(v1, NIV)
We are children of God. By "we", John isn't simply referring to everyone. Not everyone can be called the children of God. It is true that we are all given life and created by God, but we are not all his children. However, these who abide in love and abide in him can be called children of God. In addition, this is as a result of God's love for us. God loves us, and because he loves us, he has allowed us to be called his children. It is truly amazing and a testament to how great the father's love is for us. If you think about it, it doesn't make much sense. How can we, dirty filthy finite beings of darkness come into fellowship with him who is light and in him is no darkness? Of course, we know that it is through Jesus Christ that this is even made possible. Apart from the saving work of Jesus Christ, we are dead in our trespasses and sins. He is great and love the love he has poured out upon us is great.
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