He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. (James 1:18)
What a great blessing it is to be called a son or daughter of God. James writes that God chose to give us birth through the word of truth and be a part of his kingdom. He desired that we be the firstfruits of all he created.
It's not only a work of "the word of truth", but as Paul the Apostle writes.....
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. (2 Thessalonians 2:13)
Blessed are you if you are born again with water (belief in the word of truth) and the spirit (sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit).
