People of God, in NT

The NT relates how the Christian church is the new people of God, assuming all the privileges and responsibilities of Israel in the OT, but with a universal mission to all the world, rather than any one nation.

NT believers are God's people

Romans 9:22–26 See also 1 Peter 2:10; 2 Corinthians 9:12; Ephesians 5:3; Revelation 22:21

What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory — including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles? As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

Believers are the true children of Abraham

Galatians 3:29 See also Matthew 3:9 parallel Luke 3:8; Romans 4:16–18; Galatians 3:6–9, Galatians 4:22–31; 1 Peter 3:6

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

The church is the people of God

God's chosen people

1 Peter 2:9 See also Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

God's children

John 1:12–13 See also Galatians 3:26, Galatians 4:4–6; Ephesians 1:5; Philippians 2:14–15

But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God — children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

God's possession

Ephesians 1:13–14; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9

God's servants

1 Peter 2:16; Revelation 1:1, Revelation 2:20

The temple of God

1 Peter 2:5 See also Ephesians 2:19–22; Hebrews 3:6

you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

The body of Christ

Ephesians 1:22–23 See also Romans 12:4–5; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:11–13

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Jesus Christ sends believers into all the world

Acts 1:8 See also Matthew 28:19; Mark 13:10, Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47; John 17:20–24

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”