John 1:12-13 ~
(12) "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become to sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (13) which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."
Jesus Christ welcomes anyone who will accept Him as their Personal Saviour. Every person who comes to an age of understanding and is capable of making that decision, by his/her own free will, has the "power" to believe that Christ is the Son of God. When we accept Him as the Lord of our life we receive a "new life" from God. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are changed from the inside out. Our sinful attitudes, desires, and motives are replaced with new attitudes, desires, and motives - good ones.
When we are born (water birth) we have entered into a physical family - that of our earthly parents (verse 13). When we are reborn (spiritually - born again) we enter into the family of God as His child (verse 12).
1 John 3:9(2) ~
"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."
The words "doth not commit sin" and "cannot sin" in this verse tells us that a child of God's (born-again believer) does not make it his/her practice to sin. S/he doesn't become indifferent to Father God's moral law. Every believer will still sin; however, they work for victory to conquer sin and not repeat the same offenses to God.
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