11.02.2019 - By Jason George
Who are you? How do you define yourself? Is it by your name? Your race? Your country? Your culture? Your sport? Your team? Your talents? Your friend-group? Your career? Your financial status? Your looks? Your fitness level? By the mistakes you’ve made? By the horrible things that have happened to you? How do you define yourself? … Who are you down deep?
As a Christian man, you need to know who you are!
In this episode, Jason shares 23 identities that you have in Christ and why they're crucial to your success/victory in your Christian life ...
1. You’re a new Creation in Christ. – 2 Cor. 5:17
2. You’re reconciled to God. - Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:18
3. You’re an adopted child of God. – John 1:12; Eph. 1:5
4. You’re Christ’s friend. – John 15:15
5. You’re justified of all your sins. – Rom. 5:1
6. You’re redeemed/ransomed. - 1 Pet. 1:18-19
7. You’re forgiven of all your sins (even the ones you’ve yet to commit). – 1 John 1:9
8. You’re free from all condemnation. – Rom. 8:1-2
9. You’re righteous and holy in God’s eyes because of Christ. - Phil. 3:9; Col. 1:22
10. You’re unconditionally and eternally loved by God. – Rom. 8:38-39; Psalm 136
11. You’re a member of Christ’s body (His church). – 1 Cor. 12:27
12. You’re complete in Christ. – Col. 2:10
13. You’re sealed by His Holy Spirit. – Eph. 4:30
14. You’re a citizen of Heaven. – Phil. 3:20
15. You’re an alien/stranger/sojourner/exile in this temporal world! – 1 Pet. 2:11
16. You’re a witness/ambassador of Christ to this lost world. – Acts 1:8; 2 Cor. 5:20
17. You’re God’s co-worker. – 2 Cor. 6:1
18. You’re God’s workmanship. – Eph. 2:10
19. You’re a warrior for Christ. - Eph. 6:10-18; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Tim. 2:3
20. You’re a victor/conqueror in Christ. - Rom. 8:37-38; Phil. 4:13
21. You’re never alone! – Heb. 13:5; Psalm 37:28; Psalm 94:18
22. You’re eternally secure in Christ. – John 10:28-29
23. You’re confident that all things in your life will work together for good. – Romans 8:28