16 Bible Verses about Christians Are Called Children

See what love the Father has given to 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 children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Not as chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.

but for an answering recompense, (I speak as to children,) let your heart also expand itself.

Children, keep yourselves from idols.

but as many as received him, to them gave he the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.

And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called Sons of the living God.

for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,

And if children, heirs also: heirs of God, and Christ's joint heirs; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

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

for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

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

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

having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God.