Every human being is created in God's image because He is our Father, just as children bear their parents' likeness. When Adam and Eve sinned, humanity lost the right to be God's children and became spiritual orphans. Jesus, the eternal Word who existed before creation, came as the light of the world to restore what was lost. Though many rejected Him, those who receive Jesus are given the power and authority to become children of God through spiritual rebirth. As God's children, we receive three essential gifts: power over sin, the right to belong to His family, and freedom from slavery to fear and shame.