If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against …
Leader: For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.ALL: For we have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Leader: The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,ALL: and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow …
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You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is …