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I am a child of God.
But to all who have received hi !!those who believe i" his "a e!!he has #ive" the ri#ht to beco e $od%s childre" & '(oh" )*)+,-
I am a friend of Jesus.
I "o lo"#er call you slaves1 because the slave does "ot u"dersta"d what his aster is doi"#But I have called you 0rie"ds1 because I have revealed to you everythi"# I heard 0ro y .ather '(oh" )3*)3,-
I am a citi%en of heaven.
But our citi=e"shi2 is i" heave"!!a"d we also await a savior 0ro 4hrist & 'Phili22ia"s ;*+<,there1 the Lord (esus
I am a son
.or i" 4hrist (esus you are all so"s o0 $od1 throu#h 0aith- $alatia"s ;*+8
I am an heir
A"d i0 childre"1 the" heirs@heirs o0 $od a"d 0ellow heirs with 4hrist1 2rovided we su00er with hi i" order that we ay also be #lori0ied with hi - Ro a"s 5*)6
I am chosen by God
But you are a chose" race1 a royal 2riesthood1 a holy "atio"1 a 2eo2le 0or his ow" 2ossessio"1 that you ay 2roclai the eBcelle"cies o0 hi who called you out o0 dar:"ess i"to his arvelous li#ht- ) Peter +*?
I am a son of God
He 2redesti"ed us 0or ado2tio" as so"s throu#h (esus 4hrist1 accordi"# to the 2ur2ose o0 his will1 E2hesia"s )*3
I am an ambassador of Christ
There0ore1 we are a bassadors 0or 4hrist1 $od a:i"# his a22eal throu#h us- We i 2lore you o" behal0 o0 4hrist1 be reco"ciled to $od- + 4ori"thia"s 3*+<
I am chosen by God
>ou did "ot choose e1 but I chose you a"d a22oi"ted you that you should #o a"d bear 0ruit a"d that your 0ruit should abide1 so that whatever you as: the .ather i" y "a e1 he ay #ive it to you- (oh" )3*)8
I am chosen
But you are a chose" race1 a royal 2riesthood1 a holy "atio"1 a 2eo2le 0or his ow" 2ossessio"1 that you ay 2roclai the eBcelle"cies o0 hi who called you out o0 dar:"ess i"to his arvelous li#ht- O"ce you were "ot a 2eo2le1 but "ow you are $od%s 2eo2le/ o"ce you had "ot received ercy1 but "ow you have received ercy- ) Peter +*?!)<
I am a priest
>ou yourselves li:e livi"# sto"es are bei"# built u2 as a s2iritual house1 to be a holy 2riesthood1 to o00er s2iritual sacri0ices acce2table to $od throu#h (esus 4hrist- ) Peter +*3
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'y old self was crucified with Christ, and I am no lon"er a slave to sin.
We :"ow that our old a" was cruci0ied with hi so that the body o0 si" would "o lo"#er do i"ate us1 so that we would "o lo"#er be e"slaved to si" 'Ro a"s 8*8,-
I have been set free from the law of sin and death.
.or the law o0 the li0e!#ivi"# S2irit i" 4hrist (esus has set you 0ree 0ro death 'Ro a"s 5*+,the law o0 si" a"d
)ecause of Gods mercy and love, I have been made alive with Christ.
But $od1 bei"# rich i" ercy1 because o0 his #reat love with which he loved us1 eve" thou#h we were dead i" tra"s#ressio"s1 ade us alive to#ether with 4hrist!!by #race you are saved 'E2hesia"s +*9!3,D
I have been made one with all who are in Christ Jesus.
There is "either (ew "or $ree:1 there is "either slave "or 0ree1 there is "either 0e ale!!0or all o0 you are o"e i" 4hrist (esus '$alatia"s ;*+5,ale "or
I have been blessed with every spiritual blessin" in the heavenly places.
Blessed is the $od a"d .ather o0 our Lord (esus 4hrist1 who has blessed us with every s2iritual blessi"# i" the heave"ly real s i" 4hrist 'E2hesia"s )*;,-
I am justified by faith
There0ore1 si"ce we have bee" 7usti0ied by 0aith1 we have 2eace with $od throu#h our Lord (esus 4hrist- Ro a"s 3*)
I am an aroma of Christ
.or we are the aro a o0 4hrist to $od a o"# those who are bei"# saved a"d a o"# those who are 2erishi"#1 + 4ori"thia"s +*)3
I am a child of li"ht
.or you are all childre" o0 li#ht1 childre" o0 the day- We are "ot o0 the "i#ht or o0 the dar:"ess- ) Thessalo"ia"s 3*3
I am dead
.or you have died1 a"d your li0e is hidde" with 4hrist i" $od- 4olossia"s ;*;
I am a prisoner of God
I there0ore1 a 2riso"er 0or the Lord1 ur#e you to wal: i" a which you have bee" called1 E2hesia"s 9*) a""er worthy o0 the calli"# to
I am dead to sin
A"d you were dead i" the tres2asses a"d si"s E2hesia"s +*)
I am redeemed
I" hi we have rede 2tio" throu#h his blood1 the 0or#ive"ess o0 our tres2asses1 accordi"# to the riches o0 his #race1 which he lavished u2o" us1 i" all wisdo a"d i"si#ht E2hesia"s )*6!5
I am free
There is there0ore "ow "o co"de "atio" 0or those who are i" 4hrist (esus- .or the law o0 the S2irit o0 li0e has set you 0ree i" 4hrist (esus 0ro the law o0 si" a"d death- .or $od has do"e what the law1 wea:e"ed by the 0lesh1 could "ot do- By se"di"# his ow" So" i" the li:e"ess o0 si"0ul 0lesh a"d 0or si"1 he co"de "ed si" i" the 0lesh1 i" order that the ri#hteous reHuire e"t o0 the law i#ht be 0ul0illed i" us1 who wal: "ot accordi"# to the 0lesh but accordi"# to the S2irit- .or those who live accordi"# to the 0lesh set their i"ds o" the thi"#s o0 the 0lesh1 but those who live accordi"# to the S2irit set their i"ds o" the thi"#s o0 the S2irit- --- Ro a"s 5*)!;?
I am a temple
Eo you "ot :"ow that you are $od%s te 2le a"d that $od%s S2irit dwells i" youA I0 a"yo"e destroys $od%s te 2le1 $od will destroy hi - .or $od%s te 2le is holy1 a"d you are that te 2le- ) 4ori"thia"s ;*)8!)6