Bible verses about "identity" | Living_Oracles

¹⁵ Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his master will do: but I name you friends; for whatever I have learned from my Father, I impart to you.

⁵ I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in me, and in whom I abide, produces much fruit; for, severed from me, you can do nothing.

²³ Moreover, he said to all the people, If any man will come under my guidance, let him renounce himself, and take his cross daily, and follow me. ²⁴ For whosoever would save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall save it. ²⁵ What will it profit a man to gain the whole world, with the forfeit or ruin of himself? ²⁶ For whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels. ²⁷ I assure you, that there are some standing here, who shall not taste death till they see the Reign of God.

¹ If, then, you have been raised with Christ seek the things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. ² Set your affections on things above; not on things upon the earth. ³ For you are dead; but your life is hid with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ our life shall appear then you shall also appear with him in glory.

²⁷ Besides, as many of you have been immersed into Christ, have put on Christ. ²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bondman nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ And if you are Christ's, certainly you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

²² that, with respect to your former conduct, you put away the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; ²³ that you be renewed in the spirit of your minds; ²⁴ and that you put on the new man; which, after God, is created in righteousness and true holiness.

²⁷ Now, you are Christ's body, and members in particular.

¹⁹ What! do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God? ²⁰ Besides, you are not your own; for you are bought with a price: therefore, with your body glorify God.

¹ Behold how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know him. ² Beloved, now we are the children of God; but it does not yet appear what we shall be. However, we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him-that we shall see him as he is. ³ And every one who has this hope in him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, for which God before prepared us, that we should walk in them.

⁹ but you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people; that you should declare the perfections of him who has called you from darkness into his marvelous light:

²⁰ I am crucified together with Christ. Nevertheless, I live; yet not longer I, but Christ lives in me: for the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith which is of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

¹⁷ For, if any one be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new!