1 John 3:1–3 We Are God’s Children Now
1 John 3:1–3 We Are God’s Children Now Introduction The Christmas season often brings our attention to the gifts we hope to give or the gifts we look forward to receiving. Families gather around trees and tables, and children wake up with excitement on Christmas morning. All of this sits inside a far greater story about the greatest gift God has given to the world. God has given His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and His birth brought hope into a world that could not repair its own broken relationship with Him. Yet just as some people do not fully understand the gifts they open on Christmas morning, many also overlook the true meaning of the gift that God has given to His children. The life, death, and resurrection of Christ did not simply clean up the wrongs we have committed. His work secured something far more lasting. It secured our eternal place in the kingdom that is coming. It gave us a new identity and a new future as children of God. We Have Been Adopted [1] See what kind ...