16 Bible Verses about Christians Are Called Children

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. The world therefore knows us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be. We know, that if he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

I write these things not to shame you, but as my beloved children, I admonish you.

and now as a return of benefits, I speak as to children, do you also be enlarged.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, to them that believe on his name,

Be therefore followers of God, as dear children, and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God of good odor.

and in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they shall be called children of the living God.

For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,??9 for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,??10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord,

And if children, [we are] also heirs, heirs indeed of God and co-heirs with Christ, if we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him.

and will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

for you are all children of light, and children of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

And if you are of Christ, then are you Abraham's children and heirs according to the promise.

By this is love perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that as he is we also are in this world.

having predestinated us in love to an adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

My little children, these things I write to you that you may not sin. But if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,

The Spirit itself is a co-witness with our spirits that we are children of God.