When we are physically born into the human race we become part of the family of man. We are born 'in sin' with a sin nature, dead in trespasses and sin, which makes us sinners and which means that we are estranged from God. We are born into the kingdom of darkness at birth and there is a permanently, impassable barrier that separates us from the God who created us. It is only when we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation that we are transferred from the read more...
The Lord Jesus came to seek and save the lost. He came to restore man's broken relationship with God and redeem man's soul from death. He had just astonished His disciples by telling them that physical birth and human ties are not as important as our relationship with God: "My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it," was Christ's astonishing revelation to His followers earlier that day.
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