20 Bible Verses About Identity (KJV)

The world tells you to find yourself; Scripture tells you who God says you are. Made in His image, fearfully and wonderfully made, known before you were formed, and — in Christ — a child of God, a new creature, a royal priesthood. These twenty verses answer the question of identity with God's own words.

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”Genesis 1:27 (KJV)

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”Psalms 139:14 (KJV)

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:”John 1:12 (KJV)

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.”Galatians 3:26 (KJV)

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”Romans 8:16 (KJV)

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”Romans 8:17 (KJV)

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”1 John 3:1 (KJV)

“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”Ephesians 1:4 (KJV)

“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”Ephesians 1:5 (KJV)

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)

“But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.”Isaiah 43:1 (KJV)

“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”Galatians 4:7 (KJV)

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”Romans 8:37 (KJV)

“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”Colossians 3:3 (KJV)

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”1 Corinthians 6:19 (KJV)

“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”1 Corinthians 6:20 (KJV)

“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”John 15:15 (KJV)

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