8 Bible Verses About Children of God
To all who received him, he gave the right to become God's children (John 1:12). These verses unfold the believer's highest privilege - adoption: chosen by the Father, loved as sons and daughters, secure in a family no one can take away.
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
Consider the kind of love the Father has given us: we are called children of God, and we really are his children. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
The Spirit himself joins our own spirit in testifying that we are God’s children.
For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God, through faith.
Those whom God’s Spirit is leading are God’s children.
Dear friends, we are children of God now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he truly is.
so that no one can fault you and you stay pure, God’s children without blemish in the midst of a crooked and distorted generation. Among these people you shine like stars in the world
and not for the nation alone, but also to bring God’s scattered children together into one.
Common questions
What does the Bible say about being a child of God?
“To all who received Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). It is the believer’s highest privilege — “Consider the kind of love the Father has given us: we are called children of God” (1 John 3:1).
Which Bible verses say we are children of God?
John 1:12, 1 John 3:1, Romans 8:16, and Galatians 3:26 are the clearest. They describe adoption into God’s family through faith, with the Spirit assuring us we belong.
How do I become a child of God?
John 1:12 says the right to become God’s children is given to those who receive Christ and believe in his name. Galatians 3:26 adds, “in Christ Jesus you are all children of God, through faith” — it is received, not earned.