16 Bible Verses about Christians Are Called Children

See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him. Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

I am not writing all this to shame you, but I am offering you advice as my dearly-loved children.

And in just requital--I speak as to my children--let your hearts expand also.

Dear children, guard yourselves from idols.

But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

Therefore be imitators of God, as His dear children. And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.

And in the place where it was said to them, 'No people of Mine are you,' there shall they be called sons of the everliving God."

There was a time when you were nothing but darkness. Now, as Christians, you are Light itself.

and if children, then heirs too--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ; if indeed we are sharers in Christ's sufferings, in order that we may also be sharers in His glory.

and you shall be My sons and daughters,' says the Lord the Ruler of all."

for all of you are sons of Light and sons of the day. We belong neither to the night nor to darkness.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are indeed true descendants of Abraham, and are heirs in fulfilment of the promise.

Our love will be manifested in all its perfection by our having complete confidence on the day of the Judgement; because just what He is, we also are in the world.

For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--

Dear children, I write thus to you in order that you may not sin. If any one sins, we have an Advocate with the Father--Jesus Christ the righteous;

The Spirit Himself bears witness, along with our own spirits, to the fact that we are children of God;