Identity Relating to the Spirit

God uses scripture to teach his people how they must identify in the faith. This list of virtues directs the believer's heart and mind toward adopting the identities relevant to their new spiritual life.

Born Again - of God/the Spirit

John 3:1-7 KJV - "1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."

1 Peter 1:23 KJV - "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever."

1 John 2:29 KJV - "If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him."

1 John 4:7 KJV - "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."

1 John 5:1 KJV - "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him."

Additional Scriptures

John 3:8 KJV - "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."

1 John 3:9 KJV - "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."

1 John 5:4 KJV - "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."

1 John 5:18 KJV - "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not."

1 Corinthians 15:8 KJV - "And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time."

Galatians 4:29 KJV - "But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now."

Newborn

1 Peter 2:2 KJV - "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"

New Man

Ephesians 4:24 KJV - "And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

New Creature

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

Additional Scriptures

Romans 8:18-23 KJV - "18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body."

Newness - of life/Spirit

Romans 6:4 KJV - "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."

Romans 7:6 KJV - "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter."

Inner & Inward - Man

Romans 7:22 KJV - "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:"

2 Corinthians 4:16 KJV - "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day."

Ephesians 3:16 KJV - "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;"

Spiritual

Galatians 6:1 KJV - "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."

Additional Scriptures

Romans 8:1 KJV - "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

Romans 8:6 KJV - "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."

1 Corinthians 2:14-15 KJV - "14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man."

1 Corinthians 15:46 KJV - "Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual."

Opposed to

1 Corinthians 3:1 KJV - "And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ."

Transformed & Conformed

Romans 8:29 KJV - "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."

Romans 12:2 KJV - "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

Saints

Romans 1:7 KJV - "To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ."

1 Corinthians 1:2 KJV - "Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:"

Ephesians 2:19 KJV - "Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;"

Additional Scriptures

Acknowledgment of Saints

Psalm 16:3 KJV - "But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight."

1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV - "For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints."

2 Corinthians 1:1 KJV - "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:"

Ephesians 1:1 KJV - "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:"

Philippians 1:1 KJV - "Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:"

Colossians 1:2 KJV - "To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

Conduct & Understanding of Saints

Deuteronomy 33:3 KJV - "Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words."

1 Corinthians 6:1-2 KJV - "1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?"

Ephesians 1:18 KJV - "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"

Colossians 1:12 KJV - "Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:"

Colossians 1:26 KJV - "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:"

Saluting the Saints

Romans 16:15 KJV - "Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them."

2 Corinthians 13:13 KJV - "All the saints salute you."

Philippians 4:21 KJV - "Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you."

Philippians 4:22 KJV - "All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household."

Hebrews 13:24 KJV - "Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you."

Preservation of Saints

1 Samuel 2:9 KJV - "He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail."

Psalm 37:28 KJV - "For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off."

Psalm 85:8 KJV - "I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly."

Rejoicing Saints

2 Chronicles 6:41 KJV - "Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness."

Psalm 149:1 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints."

In Prophecy

Daniel 7:18, 21-22, 25, 27 KJV - "18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. ... 21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. ... 25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him."

Psalm 50:5 KJV - "Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

Zechariah 14:5 KJV - "5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee."

1 Thessalonians 3:13 KJV - "To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints."

2 Thessalonians 1:10 KJV - "When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day."

Jude 1:14 KJV - "And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,"

Deuteronomy 33:2 KJV - "And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them."

Partakers

Romans 15:27 KJV - "It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things."

Hebrews 6:4 KJV - "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,"

Hebrews 12:10 KJV - "For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness."

2 Peter 1:4 KJV - "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."

One - Spirit/Body

1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV - "But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”

Philippians 2:1 KJV - "If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,"

1 Corinthians 12:13 KJV - "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."

1 Corinthians 10:17 KJV - "For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread."

Ephesians 2:16 KJV - "And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:"

Ephesians 4:4 KJV - "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;"

Colossians 3:15 KJV - "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."

Light

Matthew 5:14-17 KJV - "14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Colossians 1:12 KJV - "Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:"

1 Thessalonians 5:5 KJV - "Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."

Additional Scriptures

Proverbs 20:27 KJV - "The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly."

Luke 11:34-36 KJV - "34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light."

Matthew 6:22 KJV - "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”

1 John 1:7 KJV - "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

Ephesians 5:11, 13 KJV - "11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. … 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light."

John 3:21 KJV - "But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."

Of Christ

Psalm 36:9 KJV - "For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light."

John 1:4-5 KJV - "4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."

Temple of God

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 KJV - "16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."

Spiritual Bodies

Romans 8:9-10 KJV - "9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness."

Additional Scriptures

Romans 8:11 KJV - "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."

1 Corinthians 15:22, 35-50 KJV - "22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. ... 35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption."