Describing the grand opportunity that Jesus made available for becoming spiritual sons of God, the apostle John wrote: “He came to his own home, but his own people did not take him in.
परन्तु जितनों ने उसे ग्रहण किया, उस ने उन्हें परमेश्‍वर के सन्तान होने का अधिकार दिया, अर्थात्‌ उन्हें जो उसके नाम पर विश्‍वास रखते हैं । ” — यूहन्‍ना १: ११, १२.