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Adoption » A privilege of saints
But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
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Children » Who are the children of God
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
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He who overcomes will inherit these, And I will be his God, And he shall be my son.
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"But you must love even your enemies and be kind to them, And lend, despairing of no man. Then your reward will be great, And you will be the sons of the Most High; For he is kind even to the ungrateful and to the evil.
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"Nay, but who are you, O man, that replies to God? Shall the thing formed say unto him who formed it, "Why did you do me like this?" Or has not the potter power over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for noble, and another for ignoble uses? But what if God, while intending to show forth his wrath, and to make known his power, yet endured, with much long-suffering, vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction? read more.
And what if he thus purposed to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory? Now such are we whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles. As he also said in Hosea. Those who were not my people I will call "my people," And her "beloved" who was not beloved; And in that very spot where it was told them, "You are not my people," There they shall be called "Sons of the living God."
And what if he thus purposed to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory? Now such are we whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles. As he also said in Hosea. Those who were not my people I will call "my people," And her "beloved" who was not beloved; And in that very spot where it was told them, "You are not my people," There they shall be called "Sons of the living God."
"For as I was passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What you are worshiping in ignorance, this I am proclaiming to you. "The God who made the universe and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, "neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all life and breath and all things. read more.
"He has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the bounds of their habitation, "so that they might seek God, if perhaps they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from every on of us; "for in him we live and move and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, "'For we also are his offspring.' "Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.
"He has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the bounds of their habitation, "so that they might seek God, if perhaps they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from every on of us; "for in him we live and move and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, "'For we also are his offspring.' "Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.
For only those are sons of God who are led by God's Spirit. For you have not received a spirit of slavery in order that you should once more be afraid; but you have received a spirit of adoption, in which we cry out, "My Father, my dear Father!" For his Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God; read more.
and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings.
and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings.
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? what communion has light with darkness? What concord has Christ with Belial? What portion has a believer with an unbeliever? And what compact has God's temple with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, as he has said: I will dwell among them, and walk about among them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. read more.
Therefore, Come out from among them and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean; then I will receive you and will be to you a Father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Therefore, Come out from among them and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean; then I will receive you and will be to you a Father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Do everything without grumbling and disputes, that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world,
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
God » Leader » Love of
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
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But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even while we were dead in our trespasses, made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved).
But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the God.
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
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And we do know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he who is abiding in love is abiding in God, and God is abiding in him.
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Image » Figurative » Regenerated into
For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that he might be the eldest of a great brotherhood;
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And we all, with unveiled faces, reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are ourselves continually being transformed into the same likeness, from glory to glory, as by the Lord, the Spirit.
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and put on that new self which is continually made over according to the likeness of its Creator, into full understanding.
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and to put on the new self, created after God's likeness, in the uprightness and holiness of the truth.
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure.
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
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"They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God's service. "And they will do these things because they have not known my Father, nor me.
and give to you, who are now troubled, rest, along with me at the unveiling "apocalypse" of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They shall suffer punishment, even an eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the brightness of his glorious majesty,
Knowledge » Who does not know God
He who does not love, does not know God; for God is love.
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure. read more.
Every one who commits sin commits also lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin. Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him.
Every one who commits sin commits also lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin. Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him.
Love » For Christ » Of God
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
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But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even while we were dead in our trespasses, made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved).
But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the God.
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
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And we do know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he who is abiding in love is abiding in God, and God is abiding in him.
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God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Adoption
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
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Purity » Who purifies their soul
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure.
For you well know that not with perishable things, with silver or gold, were you redeemed from the emptiness of your manner of life, received by tradition from your ancestors; but with precious blood, like that of a lamb without spot or blemish, even the blood of Christ. He was indeed foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake. read more.
Through him you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope are now in God. Now that by obedience to the truth you have purified your lives for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, you must love one another from your hearts, fervently. For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.
Through him you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope are now in God. Now that by obedience to the truth you have purified your lives for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, you must love one another from your hearts, fervently. For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.
Seeing » Who shall see God
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
And there will be no more curse But in it will be the throne of God and of the Lamb. And his slaves will serve and worship him. They will see his face. His name will be on their foreheads.
Seeing » Who has not seen the lord
Do not imitate what is evil, beloved, but that which is good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has never gazed on God.
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure. read more.
Every one who commits sin commits also lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin. Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him.
Every one who commits sin commits also lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin. Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him.
Sin » Who does not sin
We know that whoever is a child of God is not habitually committing sin; but he who is God's child guards himself, and the Evil One never touches him.
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure. read more.
Every one who commits sin commits also lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin. Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him.
Every one who commits sin commits also lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin. Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him.
Sons » Of God
So each one of you is no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir, too, through God's grace.
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that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world,
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But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
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then I will receive you and will be to you a Father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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For only those are sons of God who are led by God's Spirit.
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Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Of God
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
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But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even while we were dead in our trespasses, made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved).
But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the God.
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
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And we do know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he who is abiding in love is abiding in God, and God is abiding in him.
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Titles and names of saints » Sons of God
that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world,
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But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.