In verses ten through thirteen, John address three kinds of people to whom Jesus came. The first was the world at large. “He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world did not know him.” The world at large rejected Jesus and still does.
The second group is the Hebrew nation. “He came unto his own and his own received him not.” His relatives and his culture rejected him.
The third and final group is individuals who believe. “But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name.”
A relationship with God can only be personal. It is not a world religion. It is not a family religion. It is not a cultural religion. It is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as our individual savior.
