Identity in Christ Bible Verses

"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:"

— Ephesians 1:4

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."

— John 15:16

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"

— 1 Peter 2:9

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"

— Colossians 3:12

"Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth."

— Romans 8:33

"Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God."

— 1 Thessalonians 1:4

"But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:"

— 2 Thessalonians 2:13

"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."

— 1 John 4:10

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

— Romans 5:8

"But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)"

— Ephesians 2:4-5

"The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."

— Jeremiah 31:3

"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."

— Zephaniah 3:17

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

— Romans 8:37-39

"For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth."

— Deuteronomy 7:6

"But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine."

— Isaiah 43:1

"Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life."

— Isaiah 43:4

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

— 2 Corinthians 5:17

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

— Galatians 2:20

"To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:"

— Colossians 1:27

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

— Ephesians 2:10

"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."

— Romans 6:4

"Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."

— Romans 6:6

"That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

— Ephesians 4:22-24

"Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:"

— Colossians 3:9-10

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh."

— Ezekiel 36:26

"And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart."

— Jeremiah 24:7

"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever."

— 1 Peter 1:23

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

— John 3:3

"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: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."

— John 1:12-13

"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;"

— Titus 3:5

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

— Romans 12:2

"And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;"

— Ephesians 2:1

"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;"

— Colossians 2:13

"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."

— 1 John 3:2

"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:"

— Romans 8:14-16

"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."

— Galatians 3:26

"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."

— Galatians 4:6-7

"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."

— Romans 8:17

"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."

— 1 John 3:1

"Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,"

— Ephesians 1:5

"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."

— Galatians 4:4-5

"And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

— 2 Corinthians 6:18

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."

— Matthew 5:9

"That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."

— Matthew 5:45

"That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;"

— Philippians 2:15

"For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,"

— Hebrews 2:10-11

"Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God."

— John 20:17

"And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."

— Hebrews 12:5-6

"As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:"

— 1 Peter 1:14

"That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."

— Romans 9:8

"Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God."

— Hosea 1:10

"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."

— Colossians 3:3

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,"

— 1 Peter 1:3-4

"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:"

— Philippians 1:6

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,"

— Jude 1:24

"Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."

— 1 Peter 1:5

"For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."

— 2 Timothy 1:12

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

— Romans 8:1

"In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory."

— Ephesians 1:13-14

"Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts."

— 2 Corinthians 1:21-22

"And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."

— Ephesians 4:30

"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:"

— Colossians 2:9-10

"For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified."

— Hebrews 10:14

"Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."

— 1 Corinthians 1:8

"But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:"

— 1 Corinthians 1:30

"And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."

— 1 Corinthians 6:11

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:"

— Romans 5:1

"Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us."

— Romans 8:33-34