Genesis 1:26-28
Colossians 1:15
Hebrews 1:1-3
Romans 8:29
2 Corinthians 3:18
It explains why the Bible refers to believers as “sons of God” or “children of God” (John 1:12; 11:52; Galatians 3:26; 1 John 3:1-3)
It explains why believers are described as being “adopted” into God’s family (Galatians 4:5-6; Romans 8:14-16)
It explains why we are said to be “heirs” of God and his kingdom (Galatians 4:7; Titus 3:7; James 2:5)
It explains why we are “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4)
It explains why, after Jesus returns, he says he will grant believers “to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God” (Revelation 2:7)
It explains why he has promised to share the rule of the nations with us (Revelation 2:26-28)