20 Bible Verses about Believers As Sons Of God
Most Relevant Verses
The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God's children.
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls "Abba! Father!"
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.
But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children
and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the All-Powerful Lord.
However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, "You are not my people," it will be said to them, "You are children of the living God!"
"And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
Dear friends, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God's children -- and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.
The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord's purpose will be accomplished through him.
For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)
This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.
So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are also an heir through God.
And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons? "My son, do not scorn the Lord's discipline or give up when he corrects you.
By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness -- the one who does not love his fellow Christian -- is not of God.
