Clear on Identity
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come"
(2 Corinthians 5:17)
My identity does not begin when I begin to understand myself. There is something previous to what I think about myself, and it is what God thinks of me.
- Eugene Peterson
What God has done for us in Christ is amazing!
He has given me a completely new identity.
My Identity in Christ
● I am in Christ (1 Corinthians 15:22)
● I am forgiven (1 John 1:9)
● I am justified (Romans 8:1)
● I am accepted (John 15:15)
● I am adopted (John 1:12)
● I am secure (Romans 8:38-39)
● I am free (Romans 6:5-6)
● I am significant (John 15:16)
● I am unfinished (Philippians 1:6)
I am now in Christ.
He is my deepest and truest identity. Whatever else is also true of me, this will never change or waver: I am in Christ, and all that is his, is mine. Wow!
I am also unfinished.
God has saved me and changed me but he is also changing me. I am a work in progress. The rest of my life now will be a long process of being transformed more and more into the image of Jesus (2 Corinthians 3:18). And because Jesus is the one who saved us, he will also be the one who helps us change (Philippians 1:6).
This is the Gospel
This is the good news of Jesus, that even though I did not deserve it and could not earn it, God has freely given me this salvation as a gift of grace.
I need to:
● Know this truth
● Believe this truth
● Act on this truth
Clear on Identity
More resources and ideas;
- Check out more resources on our Finding Freedom page
- Print off, meditate on, regularly remind yourself of the Freedom in Christ statements
- Complete the Freed for Purpose course/Freedom in Christ Steps (ask your Community Leader)
