result of blood relations, as if a Jew, for instance, could simply presume upon descent from Abraham or Moses (Morris 1995: 90). Rather, spiritual birth must be sought and received from God on the basis of faith (in Jesus as Messiah).61 The phrase “of human decision” renders the literal “will of flesh,” whereby “flesh” does not denote what is sinful (as it does so often in Paul’s writings), but merely relates to what is natural as opposed to what is supernatural. The reference to “a husband’s will”