"That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowedging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus." PHILEMON 1:6

If we do not acknowledge by knowing and saying the good things that are ours or in us in Christ Jesus, then we can not communicate or tell others about our faith effectively!



#11
an overcomer
" You are of God, little children, and have overcome
them, because He who is in you is greater than he who
is in the world."
1 John 4:4 NKJV






"Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and
have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents
of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater
(mightier) than he who is in the world."
1 John 4:4 AMP







"But you belong to God, my dear children. You have
already won a victory over those people, because the
Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who
lives in the world."
1 John 4:4 NLT
#10
transformed
"And do not be conformed to this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God."
Romans 12:2 NKJV






"Do not be conformed to this world (this age),
[fashioned after and adapted to its external,
superficial customs], but be transformed
(changed) by the [entire] renewal of your
mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude],
so that you may prove [for yourselves] what
is the good and acceptable and perfect will of
God, even the thing which is good and accept-
able and perfect [in His sight for you]."
Romans 12:2 AMP







"Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this
world, but let God transform you into a new
person by changing the way you think. Then
you will learn to know God’s will for you,
which is good and pleasing and perfect."
Romans 12:2 NLT
#9
the Righteousness of God
"For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in
Him. "
2 Corinthians 5:21 NKJV





"For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be
sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through
Him we might become [endued with, viewed
as being in, and examples of] the righteousness
of God [what we ought to be, approved and
acceptable and in right relationship with Him,
by His goodness]."
2 Corinthians 5:21 AMP






"For God made Christ, who never sinned, to
be the offering for our sin,[e] so that we could
be made right with God through Christ."
2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT
#8
a new Creature in Christ
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new

creation; old things have passed away; behold,
all things have become new."
2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV






Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ
(the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new
creature altogether); the old [previous moral
and spiritual condition] has passed away.
Behold, the fresh and new has come!"
2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP






"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ
has become a new person. The old life is gone;
a new life has begun!"
2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
#7
a Partaker of His divine nature
"by which have been given to us exceedingly
great and precious promises, that through
these you may be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world
through lust."
2 Peter 1:4 NKJV







"By means of these He has bestowed on us His
precious and exceedingly great promises, so
that through them you may escape [by flight]
from the moral decay (rottenness and corrupt-
ion) that is in the world because of covetousness
(lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers)
of the divine nature."
2 Peter 1:4 AMP







"And because of his glory and excellence, he
has given us great and precious promises.
These are the promises that enable you to share
his divine nature and escape the world’s
corruption caused by human desires."
2 Peter 1:4 NLT
#6
Justified
"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,"
Romans 5:1 NKJV






"THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified (acquitted,
declared righteous, and given a right standing with God)
through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the
peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the
Anointed One)."
Romans 5:1 AMP






Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight
by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus
Christ our Lord has done for us."
Romans 5:1 NLT
#5
Re-created
" For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared before
hand that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:10 NKJV






"For we are God's [own] handiwork (His work-
manship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born
anew] that we may do those good works which
God predestined (planned beforehand) for us
[taking paths which He prepared ahead of time],
that we should walk in them [living the good life
which He prearranged and made ready for us to
live]." Ephesians 2:10 AMP





"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."
Ephesians 2:10 NLT
#4
Saved by grace through faith
"For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift
of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should
boast."
Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV




"For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor)
that you are saved (delivered from judgment
and made partakers of Christ's salvation)
through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is
not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came
not through your own striving], but it is the
gift of God;
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the

Law's demands], lest any man should boast.
[It is not the result of what anyone can possibly
do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory
to himself.]"
Ephesians 2:8-9 AMP




" God saved you by his grace when you believed.
And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from
God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things
we have done, so none of us can boast about it."
Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT
#3
Forgiven of your sins
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness." 1John 1:9 NKJV







"If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and
confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to
His own nature and promises) and will forgive
our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and
[continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness
[everything not in conformity to His will in purpose,
thought, and action]." 1John 1:9 AMP







"But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
wickedness." 1John 1:9 NLT
#2
Redeemed from the hands of the enemy.
"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has
redeemed from the hand of the enemy,"
Psalms 107:2 NKJV







"Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has
delivered from the hand of the adversary,"
Psalms 107:2 AMP






"Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out!
Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies."
Psalms 107:2 NLT
#1
a Child of God
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that
we are the children of God:"
Romans 8:16 NKJV





"The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our
own spirit, [assuring us] that we are children of God."
Romans 8:16 AMP





"For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we
are God’s children."
Romans 8:16 NLT

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