There are people who will have you believe that our salvation is based on merit, on what you do for Christ, but it is no longer about what we do (law) but it's about what Jesus Christ has done on the cross (Colossians 2:14)! Here is another truth: in the natural your DNA determines who your father is at conception (natural). Being born again means a new birth, a spiritual birth, born from above. Your spiritual birth determines your DNA that you received from your Heavenly Father at conception. Romans 10:9-10