Those in Christ are part of God's plan
A selection of verses showing that we need to be in Christ to be part of God’s plan.
The apostle Paul told the first century believers many things about being in Christ.
We become in Christ by being baptised:
God's people
Israel - God's chosen people
A selection of verses showing how this theme runs consistently through the Bible.
God makes it clear to the early Israelites that they are a chosen people:
People of Israel were God's kingdom in the past
A selection of verses showing this theme:
The people of Israel were selected by God at Sinai to be God’s kingdom:
Those in Christ can have forgiveness
A selection of verses showing how we can have our sins forgiven.
The Apostle Paul tells us that we become in Christ by being baptised:
Anointing
Several Bible verses tell us that special people such as kings and priests were anointed as a sign of their appointment:
God has foretold Jewish history
A selection of verses showing that in the Bible, God has foretold Jewish history.
The Jews are descendants of Abraham to whom God made several promises, among which was the promise to develop his descendants into a great nation:
The Breaking of Bread
A selection of verses showing what the Bible means by the breaking of bread.
The evening before his arrest, trial and crucifixion, Jesus tells his disciples where to prepare for a Passover meal:
God's people include both Jews and non-Jews
A selection of verses showing that both Jews and non-Jews can be involved in God's plan.
The promise God makes to Abraham makes it clear that all nations can be involved through his offspring:
God's saints
A selection of verses showing who the saints really are and their ultimate reward.
Saints are those who have the same beliefs as the first century believers:
God's people are described as a bride
A selection of verses showing that God refers to His people as a bride:
God made a covenant with the nation of Israel like the covenant between a bridegroom and a bride: