Post details: Part 1: The First Glimpse of Our Identity in Christ - Who Am I?

10/29/05

Permalink 11:35:50 pm, Categories: GraceHead teaching, By Bud, 1331 words   English (US)

Part 1: The First Glimpse of Our Identity in Christ - Who Am I?

Of course, one of the first attacks is the temptation to doubt that we really are God’s children. This is at the heart of our assurance that we are legitimate members of His family. It’s the root of the confidence that we have the right to call ourselves children of God. To counter this attack, we must renew our minds through the Scriptures and the testimony of the Holy Spirit (John 1:12, Romans 8:16).

Now, this renewal continues because Satan won’t stop attacking God’s truth about who you are. He is relentless in luring you to doubt your identity – child of the living God – by attacking vital truths such as:
• You are loved by God (1 John 3:1).
• You are a co-heir with the resurrected Jesus Christ (Romans 8:17).
• You overcome the world through dependency on Jesus (1 John 4:4).
• God Himself began His work in you and will complete it (Philippians 2:13).

You see, once you are born again, the father of lies wants you to spend your life floundering away in doubt and self-condemnation. The only recourse he has with you is to attack the testimony of the Holy Spirit that you belong to God and are His dearly beloved child.

If the devil succeeds at getting us to doubt we are children of God through faith in Jesus Christ (John 1:12), then we will not discover our birthright as sons and the glorious riches found in the details of who we are in Christ.

Believing that we are God’s child is where we begin to understand who we are as a Christian.--- Hey! We’ve been born – again! How can we ever be born as anything except a child!

Because knowing you are a child of God is so important, you will be tempted to ignore, forget or doubt this truth from time to time. So, don’t beat yourself up when the doubts come. Just go back to the word, talk to Jesus about it and let the Spirit “transform you by the renewing of your mind“.

Between now and the next issue, please use the chart on the next page to study and remind yourself of what it means to be a child of the living God. You just might discover the love and grace of God to be bigger than you ever dreamed!
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