IT’S OK TO BE WHO YOU ARE?
We often struggle with an identity problem
Paul and Others Had to deal with this…
1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you
Issue: They were dividing into factions and boasting in human leaders instead of honoring God’s presence.
1 Corinthians 6:2
“Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?”
Issue: Believers were suing each other in secular courts instead of resolving disputes internally.
1 Corinthians 6:3
“Do you not know that we shall judge angels?”
Issue: Same issue — they were acting spiritually immature by taking small matters to unbelieving judges.
1 Corinthians 6:9
“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom…?”
Issue: Some were excusing sinful lifestyles, acting as if salvation permitted moral compromise.
1 Corinthians 6:15
“Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?”
Issue: Some believers were engaging with prostitutes, misunderstanding holiness and union with Christ.
1 Corinthians 6:16
“Do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body…?”
Issue: Same issue — sexual immorality and a failure to grasp the spiritual consequences of joining oneself to sin.
Romans 6:3
“3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life
Issue: Some believers were using grace as an excuse to continue sinning,
James 4:4
“Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?”
Issue: Believers were adopting worldly attitudes — pride, quarrels, coveting — becoming spiritually “double-minded.”
It’s OK to be who we are in:
Value –
Supply and Demand – Only one you
Price – The blood of God
Substance – Fearfully and Wonderfully made Temple of Holy Spirit
In Christ we become then we Walk it Out!
2 Corinthians 5:16-17
Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new
Ephesians 1:5-6
having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
Col 1:13
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.
1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
The early church was being infiltrated by:
Eph 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
We are The blood-bought,
Spirit-filled,
Grace-covered,
Mercy-washed,
Heaven-called,
Truth-rooted,
Destiny-marked Saints of the Most High God
We are redeemed from ruin,
Rescued from darkness,
Ransomed from chains,
Restored from brokenness,
Revived by His breath,
Renewed by His Word.
We are saints He sanctifies,
Temples He inhabits,
Branches He prunes and prospers,
Sheep He guards and guides,
Soldiers He trains for triumph,
Ambassadors He sends with authority.
We are chosen people,
Royal priesthood,
Holy nation,
Set-apart ones,
Carriers of light that cannot be hidden,
Hope that cannot be stolen,
Truth that cannot be silenced.
We are forgiven - Not forsaken.
Cleansed - Not condemned.
Strengthened - Not shaken.
Appointed - Not abandoned.
Anointed - Not rejected.
We are joy of the Father,
Reward of the Son,
Dwelling place of the Spirit,
Loved without limits,
Kept without question,
Held without hesitation.
We are image-bearers,
Reflecting His character.
Glory-carriers,
Hosting His presence.
Promise-walkers,
Standing on what He said.
Miracle-testifiers,
Living proof of His power.
Overcomers,
Born of God and built for victory.
We are salt of the earth,
Planted with purpose.
Light of the world,
Shining with conviction.
City on a hill,
Seen by generations.
Letters of Christ,
Read by a watching world.
We are beloved,
Kept,
Called,
Commissioned,
Sealed,
Strengthened,
Steadfast,
Sent.
We walk in identity,
Stand in authority,
Live in purity,
Grow in maturity,
Speak with clarity,
Shine with eternity
We are His —
Forever chosen,
Forever cherished,
Forever changed,
Forever held,
Forever loved,
Forever Spirit-filled.
With every breath,
Every step,
Every moment,
We boldly declare:
We are who God says we are —
Nothing less.
Nothing else.
Nothing broken.
Nothing stolen.
Nothing missing.
We are His —
Now and forever.
Romans 10:9-10
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Mark 11:23-24
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
James 3:4
Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires
Ex. Tongue sets the course of our whole lives.
What we repeatedly say becomes what we repeatedly think.
What we repeatedly think becomes what we repeatedly believe.
What we repeatedly believe becomes what we repeatedly do.
And what we repeatedly do becomes who we become.
Neurologically: Your brain believes what your mouth repeats.
The brain has a mechanism called neuroplasticity.
It rewires itself around repeated thoughts and repeated language.
When you speak something often:
Ex. Neurosurgeon – Speech center of brain controls whole nr=nervous system
Ex. We are speaking spirits
Romans 10:9-10
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
James 1:14-15
But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death
Meditation – Leads to conception.
Ex. Cows chew the cud.
Psalm 1:1-6
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish
We do the deeds until it becomes automated
Eph 4:1-2
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love
Gal 5:25
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit
Col 3:12-13
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do
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