The name of God, Jehovah Nissi (our banner). Jehovah is, "I am"--the eternal, always existing, unchanging-- God IS.
The passages we are looking at today discuss who God wants us to be and what He wants us to do.
How do you become a child of God? Salvation of faith through Christ Jesus.
We were made to be conversationalists with God. How do we do that? Prayer.
What does God say that he does with our sin in the Bible? In Christ, He FORGIVES it.