Who We Are

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. — read the full passage →

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” — read the full passage →

For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

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

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens! — read the full passage →

and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

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

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, — read the full passage →

Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily, — read the full passage →

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. — read the full passage →

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Yahweh, your God, is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: — read the full passage →

“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, — read the full passage →

I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly;

Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house. — read the full passage →