There’s a popular belief that everyone is a child of God. Yet, the Bible does not teach that we are the biological product of a Heavenly Father or Mother. These ideas come from extra-Biblical sources. Though we are made in God’s image, according to the Genesis story, we are born into a kingdom of darkness and are therefore enemies of God. In the midst of this state, God’s love meets us where we are and he adopts us into his family. This adoption sets us free and gives us new rights as children of God.