James 1:18

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Summary

James 1:18

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

His own

With

1 John 3:9

Kind

Revelation 14:4

General references

Romans 9:16

Bible References

His own

who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

(as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations") in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls things that do not exist as though they did.

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

and through him, to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

Blessed be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

With

Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and rank growth of wickedness, in humility receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of his glory.

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

No one who is of God practices sin, for God's seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

Kind

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

General references

So it depends not upon man's will or exertion, but upon God's mercy.