The Tree of Life “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.” —1 John 5:1 If we are going to think of ourselves as true children of God who have faith in Jesus Christ, we can imagine ourselves in this family tree—with this direct line connecting us to God. But as soon as we make that connection, all of a sudden, we have to not only draw the vertical line but we have to draw all the horizontal lines