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Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
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Isaiah 43:21
I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world.
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Ephesians 1:12
God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.
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Romans 9:23
He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.
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Isaiah 62:2-5
The nations will see your righteousness. World leaders will be blinded by your glory. And you will be given a new name by the Lord’s own mouth.The Lord will hold you in his hand for all to see— a splendid crown in the hand of God.Never again will you be called“ The Forsaken City” or“ The Desolate Land.” Your new name will be“ The City of God’s Delight” and“ The Bride of God,” for the Lord delights in you and will claim you as his bride.Your children will commit themselves to you, O Jerusalem, just as a young man commits himself to his bride. Then God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.
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John 15:8
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
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Isaiah 29:23
For when they see their many children and all the blessings I have given them, they will recognize the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob. They will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
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Psalms 100:3
Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
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Psalms 95:6-7
Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today!
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Isaiah 48:11
I will rescue you for my sake— yes, for my own sake! I will not let my reputation be tarnished, and I will not share my glory with idols!
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Isaiah 63:19
Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to you, as though we had never been known as your people.
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Isaiah 43:1
But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says,“ Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.
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Psalms 50:23
But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”
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1 Peter 2 9
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
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Isaiah 56:5
I will give them— within the walls of my house— a memorial and a name far greater than sons and daughters could give. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. It will never disappear!
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Ephesians 1:6
So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
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James 2:7
Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?
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Revelation 3:12
All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God— the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
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Acts 11:26
When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people.( It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.)
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1 Peter 4 14
If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you.
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Jeremiah 33:16
In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this will be its name:‘ The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’
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Titus 3:5-7
he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.
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Galatians 6:15
It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.
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2 Corinthians 5 17
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
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1 Peter 4 11
Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
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John 3:3-7
Jesus replied,“ I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”“ What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus.“ How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”Jesus replied,“ I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.So don’t be surprised when I say,‘ You must be born again.’
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Ephesians 2:4-7
But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.( It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.