An Apologetic Sheepdog
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No. We are all children of God. Jesus is our brother and he said so. See Matthew 28:10 John 1:12 & 20:17. You really are confused with who God is (our Father) with his son and our brother, Jesus.
Actually, that is not correct at all but is a very common misunderstanding normally held by people who only read English translations and do not apply proper and rigorous study and vetting methods to properly put that phrase in context as well as application because that is not a linear statement with a single definition.
So, to hopefully fix this- what do "you" understand that title "children of God" in those 2 verses?
Jesus Himself said to the Pharisees "Ye are of your Father the Devil" so not everybody is a "child' ( defined as offspring natural or grafted) of God.
Those who face the second death are also certainly NOT "Children" of God either.