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What Great Love: To Exist Children of God

"See what great love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and we exist!" (1 John 3:1). Few statements in Scripture capture the heart of God more clearly than these words. John does not merely tell believers that they have been forgiven or that they will someday enter heaven. He marvels that we are not just called children but presently exist God's children. This identity is rooted in God's eternal purpose. Before the foundation of the world, God chose a people to be holy and blameless before Him in love (Ephesians 1:4). His purpose was never merely to rescue humanity from judgment but to bring many sons and daughters into glory (Hebrews 2:10). Through Jesus Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit, believers are adopted into God's family, transformed into the image of Christ, and prepared for eternal fellowship with the Father. The great love of the Father is revealed in His eternal purpose to create a holy family conformed to the im...