Take a few quiet moments to read through these verses below. Consider what each one reveals about who you now are in Christ. Allow the Scriptures to speak clearly and shape your understanding.
You Are a Child of God
“For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.” — Ephesians 2:10
“But to all who have received him—those who believe in his name—he has given the right to become God’s children.” — John 1:12
“See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children—and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.” — 1 John 3:1
“For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.” — Galatians 3:26
“The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.” — Romans 8:16
“And if children, then heirs—namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.” — Romans 8:17
You Are a New Creation
“So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away—look, what is new has come!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17
“I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” — Galatians 2:20
“We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For someone who has died has been freed from sin.” — Romans 6:6-7
“You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit… But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is your life because of righteousness.” — Romans 8:9-13 (excerpt)
“Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above… for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” — Colossians 3:1-4 (excerpt)
“And to put on the new man who has been created in God’s image—in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.” — Ephesians 4:24 (NLT)
You Have Died to Sin and Now Live in Newness of Life
“What shall we say then? Are we to remain in sin so that grace may increase? Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?” — Romans 6:1-4 (excerpt)
“For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection… So you too consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 6:5-11 (excerpt)
You Are a Member of the Body of Christ
“Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it.” — 1 Corinthians 12:27
“For just as the body is one and yet has many members… so too is Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.” — 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (excerpt)
“Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.” — Ephesians 4:25
“I no longer call you slaves… But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.” — John 15:15
You Are a Citizen of God’s Kingdom
“But our citizenship is in heaven—and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.” — Philippians 3:20
“Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his plea through us.” — 2 Corinthians 5:20
“So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household.” — Ephesians 2:19
You Are the Temple of the Holy Spirit
“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” — 1 Corinthians 3:16
“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.” — 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Additional Kingdom Identities
“You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.” — Matthew 5:14
“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me—and I in him—bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.” — John 15:5
These verses offer a clear and trustworthy foundation for understanding your true identity in Christ. Return to them often, reflect on them, and allow them to shape how you see yourself and how you live each day.
Como é maravilhoso saber que em Cristo podemos ser nova criatura.
Que o Espírito Santo possa me guiar enquanto eu estiver aqui na terra me mantendo esta nova criatura.