‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭10‬ ‭AMP

”For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and

made ready for us].

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‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭AMP‬‬

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].

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‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭37‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us].

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‭‭Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭20‬ ‭AMP

I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

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‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭AMP

Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have

only temporal value].

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‭‭1 John‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭AMP

See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

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‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].

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‭‭Galatians‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Therefore you are no longer a slave (bond-servant), but a son; and if a son, then also an heir through [the gracious act of] God [through Christ].

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‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”Just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will.

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‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

”I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

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1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]? You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.

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‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬ ‭AMP‬‬

You [believers], like living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

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Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭AMP‬‬

In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace.

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Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.