16 Bible Verses about Christians Are Called Children

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and'such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

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

Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged.

My little children, guard yourselves from idols.

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

And it shall be, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.

For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him , that we may be also glorified with him .

And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: