“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” — John 1
However, Jesus is the “only begotten” Son. That word is monogenes meaning:
“1) single of its kind, only
a) used of only sons or daughters (viewed in relation to their parents)
b) used of Christ, denotes the only begotten son of God
Authorized Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 9
AV — only begotten 6, only 2, only child 1”
Jesus is uniquely Son, but we are created by God as new creations, adopted sons of God. The pity is we too often take it for granted, rather than considering what we do to the name of God when we sin.
Sin ... I posted a thread on this topic yesterday. Not sure you ever mentioned to which denomination you belong but would be interested in your definition of sin and the degrees of sin. Catholics recognize the traditional seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. This is the thread I posted on Sin in America. Granted the researchers acknowledge that is is not meant to serve as any authoritative review.