- ultimate determining marks of our ID is in Christ
- 1 Cor 3: divisions and difference of followers BUT what is most important is what God thinks about us
- having firm grip on ID in Christ is essential in letting us live the life He intends
- we are servants of Christ
- I am established as a new person (2 Cor 5:14-17)
- your old self has died on the cross (Col 3)
- born again; new birth; alive in Christ; once darkness, now light
- do we need to know our critical changing point?
- remember you were still on the broad road to destruction and that you have been placed on the narrow path now
- Joined to new family (Eph 2:17-19)
- Christ’s bride; united in most special way (Eph 5; Rev 19)
- we are His children, adopted into His family
- His elect; Jesus says we are brothers
- 1 Jn 3:1; Isa 48
- we have the overwhelming comfort to approach Him as our Father
- although all created by God, ID must be with God or else seen as children of wrath (Eph 2)
- Secured in a new position (Col 1:13-14)
- you are either at peace with God or not
- delivered, transformed, redeemed, forgiven (1 Pet 1:18)
- justified, saved by His grace
- all done by God, through Christ to change us
- all done by God, through Christ to change us
- Devotion to new master (Rom 14:8-9)
- 64x Jesus talks about a new master; continuous mention in NT of ID as “servant of Christ”
- slave of righteousness; belong to Christ
- therefore we need to look to Him and look at Word on how we ought to live!
- surrender to His will
- trust in His ways
- transformed in our thinking
- I am counted a fool as a believer of Christ
- Rev 22:3
- Focused on new ambition (Eph 2:8-10)
- new intention/focus of what we do
- Titus: good works
- how we spend our time is important; should shine our light to others so they can be encouraged to focus our Christ
- we are branches
- Saturated by new disposition (Eph 4:17-24)
- new ID is something we need to put on everyday
- ID distinguished by righteousness
- He conforms and purifies us to be like Him
- our desires are change to the core (new desires as mentioned in 1 Pet)
- God exchanged our old heart and desires such that we realize holiness is much more satisfying to our souls
- Anchored in new longing (Col 3:1-4)
- we are heirs, new citizen of heaven, awaiting our saviour
- Rom 15; abounding in hope, does our longing spur a joy-filled hope of a brand new future?
- Cue: Hold Fast Hope/In Exile
- but we don’t always stay anchored therefore look back to the book to be refreshed, fed, washed and remember our ID in Christ
- Gripped by new purpose (2 Pet 3:18)
- our new ID is such that we will glorify Christ
- this is where we find our satisfaction
- Insert: Piper’s quote about God being most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him