'But as many received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe in his name.'
The previous verse is qualified a little here. The rejection of the Lord is not absolute. Some people received him. Some people saw the Living God in their midst.
And those who received him, the Lord gave eternal life, true life, not the half life of appetite and gratification, but the life of the Kingdom of Heaven, giving glory to God, living eternally as the sons of God.
These blessed ones, the sons of God, believe on his name, that is that they believe that Jesus of Nazareth, was and is and will be eternally the Son of God, made flesh, God Incarnate.
The Incarnation is a wonderful mystery, the unity of matter and God, the inclusion of the material in God.
There is no duality here, no false Eastern spirituality of self-harm, and bodily abuse, no hatred of the body. By becoming the Son of Man, God honoured our human existence. He loved and suffered and died, not only for us, but with us too. Such great love does God condescend to bestow upon his creatures. The least we can do is receive him with love and give all they glory to God.
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