• 1 John 3:1-2
    Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
     
  • Ephesians 3:14-15
    For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
     
  • Romans 8:14-17
    For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
     
  • Romans 8:29
    For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
     
  • Ephesians 2:18-19
    For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
     
  • John 17:20-22
    "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
     
  • John 1:1-2
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Family of God


Resources

God's Pattern of the Family

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

God is making for Himself a family of sons and daughters who will obey Him, serve Him, praise Him, revere Him, and reign with Him in His Kingdom forever and ever. The family is paramount to God's plan, as seen in the instructions for the Jubilee year in Leviticus 25, where family ties are to be rekindled and solidified even …


Privileges of the Family of God

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

The Feast of Tabernacles is a time of great joy for God's people, largely because it is ordained to be family oriented. It provides a special opportunity for the entire family to celebrate together, focusing on the coming wonderful world and the saints' spiritual reality in God's Kingdom. As members of the household of God, we …


God Is . . . What?

Booklet by John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus' revelation and the scriptures present God as a Family of two distinct Personalities, both called God, working in harmony. These two Beings, with individual wills, coexist as one Family, with One submitting His will to the Other, as seen in Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, "not My will, but Yours, be done" (Luke …


The Nature of God: Elohim

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Understanding Elohim teaches us about the nature of God and where our lives are headed. Elohim refers to a plural family unit in the process of expanding.


God the Father (Part 1)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Jesus reveals that the Father has always had supreme authority, and that He and His Father are absolutely at one in purpose. We must conform to their image.


God the Father in the Old Testament

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Hebrew Scriptures reveal the existence of the Father. Deuteronomy 6:4 refers to God as one, signifying unity of purpose and identical character.


We Shall Be God

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Though it may sound pretentious or even blasphemous, God's Word shows that we will become literal offspring of the Eternal God, sharing His name and nature.


Image and Likeness of God (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus did not take on a different shape or form when He was transfigured. Taking on the image of the heavenly does not vaporize one into shapeless essence.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Family of God