Identity

“This is love:  not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”   -1 John 4:10

“This is how we know what love is:  Jesus Christ laid down His life for us.”   -1 John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”    -John 3:16

“You also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.”   -Romans 1:6

“Just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.”   -1 Peter 1:15

“God has saved us and called us to a holy life – not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace.”   -2 Timothy 1:9

“Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the Word.”   -Ephesians 5:25b-26

“You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”   -1 Corinthians 6:11

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”   -1 John 1:9

“Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”   -Romans 5:1