Discovering Our True Identity 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Many Christians are experiencing an identity crisis. They know they’re saved, but they don’t really know what to think about themselves. Let’s take a little test. Do you consider yourself a sinner saved by grace or a Born Again Christian who occasionally sins? Both statements are true, but the first one dwells on your past identity, whereas the second focuses on the Lord’s perception of you. If you are a believer, God’s Word says that you are a saint (v. 2). But too many of us still see ourselves as the same old sinner, who’s been forgiven and patched up and yet is basically unchanged inside. But the Lord says anyone in Christ “is a new creature; the old things passed away” (2 Cor. 5:17). That’s what being born again is all about. We can never go back to the way we were. (A baby who is born can never go back into its mothers womb. A person who has a regenerated spirit (born again) can never go back their unsaved (unborn) condition. The solution to this identity crisis is to change the way we think about ourselves. If we don’t, we’ll rely on how we feel, and Satan will bombard us with reminders of our failures and sins. He wants to keep us focused on being a sinner, because he knows that the recognition of our sainthood will lead us to live like saints. We’ll be motivated and empowered to obey God, and the Devil will lose his foothold in our lives. Jesus didn’t come just to save you from hell; He wants to live His life through you. In Christ, you have a new identity which has replaced your old one. If you will focus on who you are now, your actions will follow, and you’ll experience the enjoyment of a victorious Christian life. Dont allow legalistic dogmatism to drag you back to your past and keep you shackled in the chains of Im just a dirty rotten sinner saved by grace! You are a child of the King! Royalty through adoption into the family of God! Heir to the throne through the shed blood of Christ! Do NOT allow the Devil to cause you to defame the name of Christ (you are a CHRISTian) by living a defeated life. OH VICTORY IN JESUS! MY SAVIOUR FOREVER!!! This is your true identity. Keep Lookin UP and Listenin for the SHOUT!
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 04:39:28 +0000
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