Bible Verses About Child of God
The sonship and daughterhood of believers — what it means to belong to God's own family.
Belonging to God's own family as a son or daughter is the highest honor and the most secure position in the universe. This relationship provides an inheritance and a purpose that far exceed any earthly title. Find your strength in the Father’s faithful care for His own.
Key Passages
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"
"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
"To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."
"And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."
"But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand."
"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name."
"Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."
"And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad."
"Jesus answered and said unto him,If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"
"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 together."
"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,"
"And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."
"Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."
"According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:"
"Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,"
"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;"
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth 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."
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
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