IDENTITY is everything! It determines Who you believe you are, your worth your value, what you have and what you can do. Your identity gives you your sense of self. It creates self-awareness,. It provides direction and motivation, It enables healthy relationships, it keeps you grounded,. It improves decision making and it fosters community participation.
Your identity also gives you a sense of continuity, i.e. the feeling that you are the same person you were two years ago, and you will be the same person two days from now.1
Your identity plays an important role in how you treat others and how you carry yourself in the world. Identity influences values, inspires self-expression, and even supports mental health.
For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead, For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 1 Cor 15:21-22
According to this verse we can break down identity into two categories.
ARE WE IN ADAM or ARE WE IN CHRIST ?
We die by means of Adam, because we were in Adam; and we live by means of Christ because we are in Christ. Union with Adam is the cause of death; union with Christ is the cause of life.
The life or death of an individual is based solely on whether he is united with Adam or with Christ. As Herman Ridderbos wrote: “Adam and Christ here stand over against each other as the two great figures at the entrance of two worlds, two eons, two “creations,” the old and the new; and in their actions and fate lies the decision for all who belong to them, because these are comprehended in them and thus are reckoned either to death or to life.”
This is the foundational principle for understanding the Christian’s identity in Christ. The believer is no longer in Adam, leading to death, but in Christ, leading to life. His identity is “in Christ.”
Before we came to Christ our identity was rooted in self and the sin nature which leads to spiritual death (separation from God). “Now, “it is no longer I but Christ that lives in me” Gal 2:20
. "When we allow people in our lives to define us or when we make up our own definition of who we are, we will be veering away from the truth. The only One able to gives us our identity is our maker" Sunshyne Gray
THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS A MUST SEE IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW GOD SEES YOU!
RESOURCE LINKS (BELOW)
The following resources will help you expand your understanding of our identity in Christ.
Who Am I In Christ by Wordtruth
The Believers Identity by Graceful Living
Identity- E Book by Pastor Peter Doseck
Identity Theft -- E Book
Acknowledge What Is In You
Qualified
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VERSES TO HIDE IN YOUR HEART
We are Adopted Into God’s Family…
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— Ephesians 1:5
United with the Lord
But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:17
Accepted by God
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:7
No Longer Slaves to Sin
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— Romans 6:6
Created in God’s Image
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27
Fully Known and Set Apart
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5
Part of the Body of Christ
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27
Chosen, Holy and a Special Possession
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 1 Peter 2:9
Clothed in Christ
…for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Galatians 3:27
Temple of the Holy Spirit
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Children of Light
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light… Ephesians 5:8
Light of Christ
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16
Pure in Heart
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8
You are Blessed
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.” Psalm 118:26
Alive in Christ
“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved.” Ephesians 2:4-5
Precious in God’s Eyes
“Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.” Isaiah 43:4
Fully Known
“For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.” Psalm 139:1
AND Fully Loved
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
Citizen of Heaven
“But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.” Philippians 3:20-21
Friend of Christ
“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15
Strong in Christ
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.” Psalm 139:13-15
Fully Forgiven
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1
Redeemed
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— Galatians 3:13
Victorious
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57
Living Under Grace
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. Romans 6:14
God’s Workmanship
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
Conquerors
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Revelation 12:11
Justified by Grace
So that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:7
New Creation
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
New Heart & New Spirit in You
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26
Clothed with Garments of Salvation and Robes of Righteousness
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10
Free
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36
Received Every Spiritual Blessing
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3
Hope of Glory
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27
Holy & Blameless
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. Ephesians 1:4
Heirs with Christ
Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. Romans 8:17
Established in Faith
Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Colossians 2:7
Mind of Christ
“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16
Immeasurable Riches
So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:7
Saints
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2
Citizens of Heaven
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, Ephesians 2:19
Seated with Christ
And raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, Ephesians 2:6
Sealed with the Holy Spirit
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, Ephesians 1:13
Access to the Throne Room of Grace
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrew 4:16
Given Faith
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Romans 12:3
Conformed to God’s Image
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. Romans 12:3
Renewed
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Colossians 3:9-10