You said we're children of God.
I agree.
Or are we children of Jesus?
Good morning! I hope it's ok if I just quote and reply to this post.
People who've received Christ are children of God -
"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" John 1:12
"For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith." Galatians 3:26
Jesus revealed God to the Jews...then He sent the Apostles into the whole world.
Do you think everybody since then has heard of Jesus....What did the whole world mean back then anyway? Do you think they made it to Mongolia? Russia? Japan?
China? The Phillippines?
The very verses you posted shows that God has revealed Himself since creation.
Of course the Gospel has spread - the apostles took it to the known world at the time and it's continued to spread ever since.
"and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on
all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though
He is not far from each one of us;" Acts 17:26-27
God chose Israel as the nation that would bring forth the Messiah,to be priests, prophets, missionaries and to fulfill His promise.
"For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but
because the Lord loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers..." Deut. 7:6-8
"who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises, whose are the fathers,
and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen." Romans 9:4-5
My opinion just might count for something.
Sure, we all have opinions. But when opinions (including mine) differ from scripture one is right and one is wrong...
You want scripture?
Here it is:
Romans 1:19-20
19because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.
20For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Here's the rest of the story on that. See, the verses you're quoting is Paul's argument that God has revealed Himself "since the creation of the world", yet His wrath is revealed against all ungodliness, etc., because He was rejected in spite of making Himself known to people.
Let's look at the verses preceding and following 19 & 20 - this is vs 18 - 25 ---
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that
they are without excuse.
For
even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but
they became futile in their speculations, and
their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures."
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For
they exchanged the truth of God for a lie,
and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen."
Romans 1 isn't an argument that
everyone will inherit heaven or that everyone is God's child - it's the opposite; it's the argument that God has made Himself clearly known and was
still rejected - do you see?