2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Biblical Theme
Who You Are in Christ
The identity Scripture says is already yours — before you feel it
Introduction
Most of us build our sense of self out of the same materials: what we've achieved, what people say about us, and what we can't stop remembering about our worst moments.
Scripture builds it somewhere else entirely. It says who you are was decided by God, announced in Christ, and does not move when your performance does.
Scripture
Ephesians 1:4–6
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world... Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
1 John 3:1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.
Translation note: Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (KJV). The King James Version is in the public domain.
Key insights
- Your identity is given, not earned
- You were chosen before you performed
- Adoption is permanent, not probationary
- New creation is a fact before a feeling
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