First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

Jesus fully entered our human condition. He suffered, labored and was even tempted as we are, though he did not sin. Yet, he took the full consequences of human sin as if he himself had sinned! He identified with our lost and forsaken condition to the point of making our sin fully his own, as if he himself had become sin and been condemned.

"Utterly Redeemed"
2 Corinthians 5: 17-20
Gerrit Dawson

The truth is that, at the very same time, you are more sinful than you will ever know. And more loved than you can ever imagine.

Psalm 51: 1-7
"Hopelessly Fallen and Mortally Wounded"
Gerrit Dawson

God made me. Such a simple statement. Yet so profound. I am not self-generated. I am not an accident. I am not a product. I am a creation. Designed. Intended. Given. Brought into being by Another.

This very foundational Biblical identity marker points me away from myself in order to understand who I am. God made me. He created me out of the overflow of love that he has in his very being as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is love. It is in the nature of love to bring forth more life.

"Created, Called and Claimed"
Psalm 139: 13-18
Gerrit Dawson

The quest to reclaim Scriptural identity, our true identity, is thrilling, daunting, interesting, challenging and transformative. Why does it matter?