If you’re like most people, your initial response to that question is probably your job title. After that, you may list off your age, how many kids you have, or perhaps even your hobbies. Those things may all be true about you, but they don’t define you. In order to discover the truth about who you really are, you need to ask the One who created you.
Who Does God Say You Are?
As far as God is concerned, there are only two possible identities for every man, woman, and child alive today. You are either “In Adam,” or you are “In Christ.” You must be one or the other—you cannot be both. The most important thing to understand in regards to your identity—and ultimately in your battle against temptation—is knowing and understanding which camp you belong to.
If you have put your hope in Jesus, you are now “In Christ,” and nothing can ever change that.
But what does it actually mean to be “In-Christ?”
My new book, 52 Amazing Things That Became True of You the Moment You Trusted Christ, unpacks 52 of these passages to help you understand more fully who God says you are, and what these truths mean for you personally—all of which can be deeply transformational.
The moment you trusted Christ…
…Your Sins Are Forgiven (Ephesians 1:7)
…You Are Right with God (Romans 5:1)
…You Are Loved with an Everlasting Love (Jeremiah 31:3)
…You Are a New Creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)
…You Become a Child of God (1 John 3:1)
…You Can Call God “Abba” (Romans 8:15)
…You Are Set Free from All Condemnation (Romans 8:1)
…You Are Personally Chosen by God (Ephesians 1:11)
…You Will Never Be Separated from God’s Love (Romans 8:38-39)
…You Become God’s Masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10)
…You Are Welcome in God’s Presence (Ephesians 3:12)
…You Are Given Every Spiritual Blessing (Ephesians 1:3)
…You Become Part of God’s Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 2:9)
…You Receive Wisdom from God (1 Corinthians 1:30)
…You Are Joined to the Lord (1 Corinthians 6:17)
…You Are No Longer a Slave—You Are a Friend of Jesus (John 15:15)
…You Are Adopted by God (John 1:12)
…You Will Never Be Abandoned by God (Deuteronomy 31:8)
…You Are Washed Clean (Isaiah 1:18)
…You Are Given the Confidence to Be Bold (2 Corinthians 3:12)
…You Are Delighted In by God (Zephaniah 3:17)
…You Have the Holy Spirit Living in You (1 Corinthians 6:19)
…You Become a Member of Christ’s Body (1 Corinthians 12:27)
…You Are Cleansed and Made Holy (1 Corinthians 6:11)
…You Have the Ability to Be Thankful in All Circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
…You Become an Ambassador of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:19-20)
…Your Sin Debt is Paid in Full by Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21)
…You Are Seated in the Heavenly Realms (Ephesians 2:6)
…You Are Rescued from Darkness (Colossians 1:13-14)
…You Are Given the Incomparable Riches of God’s Grace (Ephesians 2:7)
…You Are Filled with God’s Light (Ephesians 5:8)
…You Are Set Free from Fear (2 Timothy 1:7)
…You Receive Power, Love, and Self-Discipline (2 Timothy 1:7)
…You Are Brought Near to God (Ephesians 2:13)
…You Become a Citizen of Heaven (Philippians 3:20)
…You Can Do Everything God Calls You to Do (Philippians 4:13)
…You Receive All the Riches You Need (Philippians 4:19)
…You Are Set Free from the Law (Galatians 5:1)
…You Are Made Complete (Colossians 2:10)
…Your Roots Are Planted in Fertile Soil (Colossians 2:7)
…You Are Identified as God’s Own (2 Corinthians 1:22)
…You Are Given Assurance that You Will Rise from the Dead (1 Thessalonians 4:14)
…You Receive the Gifts of Faith (1 Timothy 1:14)
…Your Value is Confirmed by God (1 Corinthians 6:20)
…You Receive the Promise of Life (2 Timothy 1:1)
…You Are Granted Full Access to God (Hebrews 4:16)
…You Are Given Assurance of Eternity in Heaven (Colossians 1:27)
…You Are Chosen to Bear Fruit (John 15:16)
…You Are Made Dead to Sin (1 Peter 2:24)
…You Can No Longer Be Touched by the Evil One (1 John 5:18)
…You Have a Secure Future (Jeremiah 29:11)
…You Are an Heir to God’s Glory (Romans 8:17)
