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12 But, as many as did receive Him,* to them He gave the right to become children of God,* one by receiving Christ. Presumably ‘receiving’ is a conscious act. Each of my two children did this when four years old. to those who believe into His name:*’ (Greek εν) Jesus or His name; always it reads ‘believe into’ (Greek εις). People believe in Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, the goodness of man, or whatever, but it makes no difference in their lives. Many millions of people say they ‘believe in Jesus’, but it makes no difference in their lives either. You have to believe into Him—commitment and identification are involved, that go along with the change in location, from being outside to being inside. As Jesus Himself said in John 6:53-56, you have to "eat" His flesh and "drink" His blood. If you eat something your body assimilates it, it becomes part of you.

3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,

26 Look at the birds of the air, that they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not superior to them?

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 30 Why even the hairs of your head are all numbered! 31 Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

6 But you, whenever you pray, go into your room, and having shut the door pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you openly.*

17 But when you fast anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you do not appear to the people to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.*

11 And which father among you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if* a fish, will he give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"*

32 "Do not fear, little flock, because it pleased the Father to give you the Kingdom.

6 Jesus says to him: "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one goes to the Father except through me.*

2 In my Father’s house are many dwellings* (otherwise I would have told you).* I am going away to prepare a place for you.

13 Further, whatever you (pl) may ask in my name,* that I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them, he is the one who loves me. Now the one who loves me will be loved by my Father; and I will love him, and reveal myself to him."*

23 Jesus answered and said to him: "If anyone loves me he will keep my word. So my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.* of His love, at least. The answer to Judas' question is that the ‘revealing’ is one on one, and is triggered by one’s obedience. So the world is out.

18 No one has ever seen God. The Only-begotten Son,*"—this alternative has appealed to many evangelicals who see in it a strong affirmation of the deity of Christ. But if the God-part of the Christ was begotten in the womb of the virgin Mary, then He is not eternally preexistent; and in that event Christ could not be God the Son, one of the three persons of the Trinity. Notice the precision in Isaiah 9:6—"unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given." Jehovah the Son was given, not born. Notice further that the context is about the Incarnation, not the Son’s eternal preexistence. But in any case, why follow seven manuscripts of demonstrably inferior quality against 1,700 better ones? The original and therefore true reading is certainly "the only begotten Son". who exists in the bosom of the Father, He has interpreted Him.* shows us who the Father really is. As Jesus said to Philip, "He who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9).

28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never ever be wasted; and no one will snatch them out of my hand.* 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all;* and no one is able to snatch out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one."

24 "Father, those whom You have given to me, I desire that they also may be with me where I am,* so that they may observe my glory, which You have given me, because You loved me before the founding of the world.

27 "All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one really knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone really know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son may will to reveal Him.

48 Therefore, you be perfect just as your Father in the heavens is perfect.*

We have only one Teacher and one Father

8 "But you (pl.), do not be called ‘Rabbi’; because your Teacher is one, the Christ,* and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth your ‘father’; because your Father is one, He who is in the heavens.*"—obviously they did not all have the same physical father.

53 Do you actually suppose that I cannot call upon my Father right now and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of angels?*

36 So be compassionate, even as your Father is compassionate.*

20 Now to our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

About children

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother"—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 "that it may go well with you and you may live long on the earth."* 4 And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,* but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of Sovereign.

4 And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,* but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of Sovereign.