The Spiritual Family

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on June 15, 2013 at 6:57pm

Here are a few along the lines you mentioned:

 

1Jn 3:1-2 NIV84  How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.  (2)  Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

 

1Pe 2:1-10 NIV84  Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.  (2)  Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,  (3)  now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.  (4)  As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him-- (5)  you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.  (6)  For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."  (7)  Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone,"  (8)  and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for.  (9)  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.  (10)  Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Col 3:11-17 NIV84  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.  (12)  Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  (13)  Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  (14)  And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.  (15)  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.  (16)  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  (17)  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Eph 4:30 NIV84  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Eph 1:13-14 NIV84  And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,  (14)  who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.

Rom 8:15-17 NIV84  For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."  (16)  The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.  (17)  Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Gal 4:6-7 NIV84  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father."  (7)  So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.

Joh 1:12-13 NIV84  Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- (13)  children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

Lord Bless,

LT

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on June 16, 2013 at 1:40pm

For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever. Is 9:6-7

Jesus gave them this answer: "Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. John 5:19

I and the Father are one." John 10:30

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. John 5:43

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. John 1:18

I see LT also posted some Scriptures. Forgive if I've repeated any.

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Permalink Reply by Richard L. Broch, Sr. on June 16, 2013 at 9:54pm

Hi Rachel,

Bless your heart for your keen desire to learn more and draw closer to God Almighty through His Son, Jesus Christ.

 

Let's start with Ephesians 2:10, " For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."(N.A.S.B.). Note Greek for "workmanship"- poyema, which means masterpiece.

God is patterning our lives through the Holy Spirit to be like Jesus.

Romans 8:29, " For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren;"(N.A.S.B.).

And, II Corinthians 4:4, " in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (N.A.S. B.).

 

Rachel, rather complicated.......Jesus is God (John 1:1) , but yet, it's through Him that we come to the Father (John 3:16), and John 14:6, " Jesus said to him,' I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father, but through Me." (N.A.S.B.).

 

I think it's o.k. to look on Jesus as an older brother as we grow in the Word, and be about the work in the Kingdom of God.

Hope this helps.

 

Grace and Peace.

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on June 17, 2013 at 12:47pm

You are welcome.

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