16 Bible Verses about Christians Are Called Children
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Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
I do not write these things that I may make you ashamed; but as my beloved children I admonish you.
That you may repay me in like manner, (I speak as to children,) be you also enlarged.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the privilege of be coming the children of God, even to those who believe on his name;
Be you, therefore, imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave him self for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet odor.
And it shall come to pass, that, in the place where it was said to them: You are not my people, there shall they be called the sons of the living God.
For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
and, if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together.
and I will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
You are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
And if you are Christ s, then you are Abraham's posterity, and heirs according to the promise.
By this is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because, as he is, so are we in this world.
having predestinated us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
My little children, I write these things to you, that you may not sin: and yet, if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
The Spirit itself testifies with our spirit, that we are the children of God;
