WHAT IS YOUR TRUE IDENTITY?

REF: 1 Corinthians 15:22, Ephesians 4: 22-24 (NKJV)

For in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. (1 Cor15:22)

……….that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in righteousness and true holiness. (Eph 4:22-24)

COMMENT:

The bible says, by grace we are born again through faith, (Eph 2:8). The bible goes on to state that our role in this act of salvation is only exercising our faith and God, in Christ Jesus, does everything else. To sustain the same salvation acquired, we are not to do anything apart from exercising faith. People make a mistake thinking they have a role in maintaining salvation.Works of any nature avail nothing, only demean Christ.  Jesus in his loving attitude (grace) sustains salvation, and does even more. All that is required from us is cooperation in faith.

Jesus requires that we identify with him. He suffered for our sins, died on the cross, was buried and rose from the grave. He did all this for us and requires that we suffer, die, be buried and rise again with him. He insists that we go through the process of suffering, dying and rising in faith with him. He goes on to state that we are positioned in heaven with him (Phil 3:20, Eph 2:6). Imagine all that privilege, and all you need to do is only, to believe and identify with him.

In Christ Jesus, we are holy and therefore righteous. In Adam, we were condemned sinners, but in Christ we died and rose with him to become righteousness. All our sins were forgiven and we acquired new identity. We were transformed and we have become like Christ. Our identity is no longer Adam, but the Lord Jesus Christ.

Mistaken identity may only appear, when sin is committed, but that does not change our identity. Religions erroneously teach the opposite, but the bible does show the right way out of sin. We need to do as King David did, when he committed adultery with Beersheba. He genuinely repented, and was forgiven. He regained his status. Do not be surprised to see David in heaven. Look at 1 John 2:1. Remember one of the titles of Jesus was, “Son of David”.

Don’t magnify your sins. Magnify the holiness and the righteousness of Jesus, because you are in Christ not Adam. The Holy Spirit who dwells in you, will not condemn you as the Law of Moses does. He will show you what to do, to get out of the mess.

Don’t try to do things in order to stay righteous before God. Just trust Jesus and the good job he did on the cross for all. Bad behavior will disappear, as you keep on believing and acquiring the identity of Jesus. Your true identity with Jesus, will definitely keep you from condemnation and guilt.

Say, “I am HOLY because CHRIST is HOLY, and I am in Christ!.