New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Verses about my identity in christ
Across the letters and lessons found in verses about my identity in Christ, who you are in Jesus is shown to be a gift from God instead of something you have to earn or build yourself. The Bible constantly tells followers to base their self-worth on being connected to Christ rather than trying to measure up through good grades, social status, or past mistakes. Important ideas include being completely forgiven through what Jesus went through, becoming an official part of God's family, and being shaped into a brand-new person meant to do good things. Instead of carrying around heavy guilt, feeling insecure, or stressing over what other people think, scripture tells you to match your mindset with how God views you. At the end of the day, knowing you are secure in Christ stops you from constantly hunting for praise or worrying about failure. Walking around every single day knowing you are chosen, forgiven, and loved by God gives you total confidence and the freedom to help others without feeling nervous.
Some people did accept him. They believed in his name. He gave them the right to become children of God.
John 1:12
John 1:12
"I do not call you servants anymore. Servants do not know their master's business. Instead, I have called you friends. I have told you everything I learned from my Father.
John 15:15
John 15:15
We know that what we used to be was nailed to the cross with him. That happened so our sinful bodies would lose their power. We are no longer slaves of sin.
Romans 6:6
Romans 6:6
You didn't receive a spirit that makes you a slave to fear once again. Instead you received the Holy Spirit, who makes you God's child. By the Spirit's power we call God "Abba." Abba means Father.
Romans 8:15
Romans 8:15
As his children, we will receive all that he has for us. We will share what Christ receives. But we must share in his sufferings if we want to share in his glory.
Romans 8:17
Romans 8:17
So also we are many persons. But in Christ we are one body. And each part of the body belongs to all the other parts.
Romans 12:5
Romans 12:5
Don't you know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit? The Spirit is in you. You have received him from God. You do not belong to yourselves.
1 Corinthians 6:19
1 Corinthians 6:19
Anyone who believes in Christ is a new creation. The old is gone! The new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17
2 Corinthians 5:17
Christ didn't have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.
2 Corinthians 5:21
2 Corinthians 5:21
I have been crucified with Christ. I don't live any longer. Christ lives in me. My faith in the Son of God helps me to live my life in my body. He loved me. He gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20
Galatians 2:20
There is no Jew or Greek. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. Because you belong to Christ Jesus, you are all one.
Galatians 3:28
Galatians 3:28
Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. He is the Holy Spirit. By his power we call God "[Abba.]" Abba means Father.
Galatians 4:6
Galatians 4:6
So you aren't slaves any longer. You are God's children. Because you are his children, he gives you what he promised to give his people.
Galatians 4:7
Galatians 4:7
Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Those blessings come from the heavenly world. They belong to us because we belong to Christ.
Ephesians 1:3
Ephesians 1:3
God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.
Ephesians 1:4
Ephesians 1:4
So he decided long ago to adopt us as his children. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it.
Ephesians 1:5
Ephesians 1:5
We have been set free because of what Christ has done. Through his blood our sins have been forgiven. We have been set free because God's grace is so rich.
Ephesians 1:7
Ephesians 1:7
We were also chosen to belong to him. God decided to choose us long ago in keeping with his plan. He works out everything to fit his plan and purpose.
Ephesians 1:11
Ephesians 1:11
God made us. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good things. Long ago God prepared them for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
Ephesians 2:10
So you are no longer strangers and outsiders. You are citizens together with God's people. You are members of God's family.
Ephesians 2:19
Ephesians 2:19
Through him and through faith in him we can approach God. We can come to him freely. We can come without fear.
Ephesians 3:12
Ephesians 3:12
But we are citizens of heaven. And we can hardly wait for a Savior from there. He is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 3:20
Philippians 3:20
He has saved us from the kingdom of darkness. He has brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.
Colossians 1:13
Colossians 1:13
Because of what the Son has done, we have been set free. Because of him, all of our sins have been forgiven.
Colossians 1:14
Colossians 1:14
Because you belong to Christ, you have everything you need. He is the ruler over every power and authority.
Colossians 2:10
Colossians 2:10
You are God's chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don't be proud. Be gentle and patient.
Colossians 3:12
Colossians 3:12
But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are a people who belong to God. All of this is so that you can sing his praises. He brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1 Peter 2:9
1 Peter 2:9
Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.
1 Peter 2:10
1 Peter 2:10
How great is the love the Father has given us so freely! Now we can be called children of God. And that's what we really are! The world doesn't know us because it didn't know him.
1 John 3:1
1 John 3:1
Dear friends, now we are children of God. He still hasn't let us know what we will be. But we know that when Christ appears, we will be like him. We will see him as he really is.
1 John 3:2
1 John 3:2