Welcome to episode 203 of Grasp the Bible.  In this episode, we begin a three-week series on our identity in Christ.  Today, we explore what it means to go from broken to beloved. 

Key takeaways: 

• To understand who we are, we must first understand how God sees us. 
• Before we cleaned up our act, before we got our lives together, while we were still defined by our brokenness—that's when Christ died for us. 
• Many of us exhaust ourselves trying to earn what God has already freely given. We strive for approval, validation, and worth, unaware that in Christ, these are already ours. 
• The battlefield for identity is often in our thoughts. 

Quotable: 

• Our identity is not earned but bestowed. 

Application: 

• So how do we begin to live from this new identity rather than constantly striving to achieve it? 
• First, we must consistently renew our minds with God's truth. 
• Second, we need to practice "identity statements" based on Scripture. 
• Third, we must find community that reinforces our true identity. 

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