Our Identity

this is something i have been working on for a while and it is by no means finished. i am posting it hoping for comments and reactions that may help make it more meaningful. this poem is made up entirely of scriptures. parts of it are paraphrased,and i made the verses available in case you wish to look any of them up.
this poem is an attempt to create an image from the new testament of what a christian aught to be, more specifically the remnant christians who will be proclaiming the Gospel in the last days of this world. please comment.
i know it looks long but it will not take long to read.

Who are we?
We are Christians,
More than that we are The Remnant
We keep the commandments of God
We have the testimony of Jesus (Rev 12:17b)
We overcome by the blood of the Lamb (Rev 12:11)
Our faith rests not on man’s wisdom
but on God’s power. (1 Cor. 2:5)
We have this treasure in jars of clay to show (2 Cor. 4:7a)
We speak of God’s secret wisdom,
a wisdom that has been hidden
and that God has destined for our glory before time began.(1 Cor. 2:7)

We live by faith, not by sight.(2Cor. .5:7)
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal. (2 cor. 4:18)
We are always on our guard,
standing in the faith,
men and women of courage,
we are strong.
and most importantly,
we do everything in love. (1 Cor. 16:13)
We make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification. (Rom. 14:19)
With a spirit of faith
we believe and therefore speak,
we know that the One who raised the Jesus from the dead will also raise us. (2Cor.4:13)

Through God's mercy we have this ministry,
we do not lose heart. (2Cor 4:1)
To be more precise,
we have renounced secret and shameful ways;
we do not use deception,
nor do we distort the Word of God. (2Cor. 4:2)
Weather we eat or drink,
or whatever we do,
we do it all for the glory of God.(1 Cor. 10:31)

We do not preach ourselves,
but Jesus Christ as Lord,
and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.(2 Cor.4:5)
We want others to follow our example,
as we follow the example of Christ. (1 Cor. 11:1)
We are Christ's ambassadors,
imagine God making His appeal through us. (2Cor. 5:20)
for we are the temple of the living God. (2Cor. 6:16)
what fellowship can light have with darkness?(2Cor. 6:14b)
We have been crucified with Christ
so we no longer live,
but Christ lives in us. (Gal. 2:20a)
We died to sin;
how can we live in it any longer? (Romans 6:2)
We count ourselves dead to sin
but alive to God in Christ Jesus. (Rom. 6:11)
God always leads us into victory in Christ
and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
We are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved
and those who are perishing.
To the one we are the smell of death;
to the other, the fragrance of life.
Unlike so many,
we do not market the word of God for profit.
On the contrary,
in Christ we speak before God with sincerity,
like men and women sent from God.(2 Cor. 2:14-17)

We stand firm.
Letting nothing move us.
Always giving ourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
Because we know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Cor. 15:58)
Though we live in the world,
we do not wage war as the world does.
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
No, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. (2Cor.10:3-4)

We advance with great endurance;
in troubles, hardships and distresses;
in beatings, imprisonments and riots;
in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
in purity, understanding, patience and kindness;
in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
in truthful speech and in the power of God;
with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; (2 Cor. 6:4-7)
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk
but of power. (1 Cor. 4:20)
This all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2Cor 4:7b)
We are hard pressed on every side,
but not crushed;
perplexed,
but not in despair;
persecuted,
but not abandoned;
struck down,
but not destroyed.
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. (2 Cor. 4:8-10)
Woe to us if we do not preach the Gospel. (1 Cor. 9:16b)
For Christ's sake,
we delight in weaknesses,
in insults,
in hardships,
in persecutions,
in difficulties.

For when we are weak, then we are strong.(2 Cor. 12:10)

We do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away,
inwardly we are being renewed day by day. (2 Cor. 4:16)

We are a letter from Christ
His words are written on our hearts,
known and read by everybody.
You can see the result of our ministry,
written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,
not on tablets of stone
but on tablets of human hearts. (2Chor 3:2-3)

Our competence comes from God. (2 Cor.3:5b)

We are sometimes under great pressure,
far beyond our ability to endure,
at times we despair even of life,
and in our hearts we feel the sentence of death.
But this happens that we might not rely on ourselves but on God,
Who raises the dead. (2 Cor.1:8b-9)
On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us.
Therefore, (2 Cor. 1:10b)
We always press on,
Through glory and dishonor,
bad report and good report;
We are genuine,
yet regarded as impostors;
known,
yet regarded as unknown;
dying,
and yet we live on;
beaten,
and yet not killed;
sorrowful,
yet always rejoicing;
poor,
yet making many rich;
having nothing,
and yet possessing everything. (2 Cor. .6:8-10)
We put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ (1 Cor. 9:12b)
We who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake,
so that His life may be revealed in our mortal body.
So then, death is at work in us,
but life is at work in you. (2Cor.4:11-12)
We are not ashamed of the gospel,
Because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone ho believes. (Rom 1:16)
We understand that everything is permissible for us –
but not everything is beneficial.
everything is permissible for us –
but we will not be mastered by anything. (1 Cor. 6:12)
I tell you,
Today, if you hear His voice,
do not harden your hearts. (Hebrews 3:7)
now is the time of God's favor,
now is the day of salvation.(2 Cor.. 6:2b)
On Christ's behalf we beg you:
Be reconciled to God.(2 Cor.. 5:20b)

We do all this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. (2 Cor. 4:15)

We hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
For He Who promised is faithful.(Heb. 10:23)
For it is written:
No eye has seen,
nor ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for us who love Him.( 1 Cor.. 2:9)
If God is for us, who can be against us? (Rom 8:31b)

In view of God’s mercy,
we offer our bodies as living sacrifices,
holy and pleasing to God
as our spiritual act of worship.
We do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
but we are transformed by the renewing of our mind. (Rom 12:1-2)
We hate what is evil;
but cling to what is good
We are joyful in hope,
patient in affliction,
and faithful in prayer. (Rom 12:9,12)
We are not overcome with evil,
rather, we overcome evil with good. (Rom 12:21)
If we live,
we live to the Lord;
If we die,
we die to the Lord.
Therefore, whether we live or die,
we, belong to the Lord. (Rom 14:8)
In all these things –
trouble,
hardship,
persecution,
famine,
nakedness,
danger,
sword,
– we are more than conquerors through Him Who loved us. (Rom. 8:35,37)
We rejoice in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character;
and character, hope. (Rom.5:3-4)