I Am Because Christ Says I Am

Aug 27

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Matt 5:13 I am the salt of the earth.

Matt 5:14 I am the light of the world.

John 1:12 I am a child of God (part of His family) See Roman 8:16

John 15:1, 5 I am part of the true vine, a channel (branch) of His (Christ’s) life.

John 15:15 I am Christ’s friend.

John 15:16 I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit.

Acts 1:8. I am a personal witness of Christ for Christ.

Rom 6:18 I am a slave of righteousness.

Rom 6:22. I am enslaved to God.

Rom 8:14-15 I am a son/daughter of God (God is my spiritual father) See Gal 3:26; 4:6

Rom 8:17 I am a joint-heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him.

1 Cor. 3:16 I am a temple (home) of God. His Spirit (His life) dwells in me.

1 Cor 6:19 I am joined (united) to the Lord and am one spirit with Him.

1 Cor 12:27 I am a member (part) of Christ’s body. see Eph 5:30

2 Cor 5:17 I am a new creation (a new person).

2 Cor 5:18-18 I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation.

Gal 3:36, 28. I am a son/daughter of God and one in Christ

Gal 4:6-7. I am an heir of God since I am a son/daughter of God.

Eph 1:1. I am a saint. (See 1 Cor 1:2, Phil 1:1, Col. 1:2)

Eph 2:10. I am God’s workmanship (handiwork).

Eph 2:19 I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God’s people In His Family

Eph 3:1, 4:1 I am a prisoner of Christ.

Eph 4:24 I am righteous and holy.

Phil 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven and seated in heaven right now. (see Eph 2:6)

Col 3:3 I am hidden with Christ in God.

Col 3:4 I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life.

Col 3:12 I am chosen by God, holy and dearly loved.

1 Thes 1:4 I am chosen and dearly loved by God.

1 Thes 5:5 I am a son/daughter of light and not of darkness.

Heb 3:1 I am a holy brother/sister, partaker of a heavenly calling.

Heb 3:14 I am partaker of Christ...I share in His life.

1 Peter 2:5 I am one of God’s living stones and am being build up (in Christ) as a spiritual house.

1 Peter 2:9-10 I am a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy, nation, a people for God’s

possession to proclaim the excellencies of Him.

1 Peter 2:11 I am an alien and a stranger to this world I temporarily live in.

1 Peter 5:8 I am enemy of the devil.

1 John 3:1-2 I am now a child of God. I will resemble Christ when He returns.

1 John 5:18 I am born of God and the evil one (the devil) cannot touch me.

Psalm 23:10 I am a sheep of His pasture. Therefore, I have everything I need.

What He Says About How “I Am Made New”

Rom 5:1 I have been justified (completely forgiven and made righteous)

Rom 6:1-6 I died with Christ and died to the power of sin’s rule on my life.

Rom 8:1 I am free forever from condemnation.

1 Cor 1:30 I have been put into Christ by God’s doing.

1 Cor 2:12 I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God.

1 Cor 2:16 I have been given the mind of Christ.

1 Cor 6:19,20 I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit.

2 Cor 1:22 I have the Holy Spirit as a pledge (a deposit) guaranteeing my inheritance and what is to come.

2 Cor 5:14, 15 Since I have died, I no longer live for myself, but for Christ.

Gal 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who live, but Christ living in me. (The life I live is Christ’s life.)

Eph 1:3 I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing.

Eph 1:4 I have been chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blame before Him.

Eph 1:5 I was predestined (determined by God) to be adopted as His son/daughter.

Eph 1: 7-8 I have been redeemed, forgiven and I am a recipient of His lavishing grace.

Eph 2:6 I have been made alive together with Christ.

Eph 2:18 I have been raised up and seated with Christ in heaven.

Eph 3:12 I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit.

Col 1:13 I have been delivered (rescued) from the domain of darkness (Satan’s rule) and transferred to the kingdom of Christ.

Col 1:14 I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins (the debt against me has been canceled.) See Col 2:13-14

Col 1:27 Christ Himself is living in me.

Col 2:7 I have been firmly rooted in Christ and am now being built up in Him.

Col 2:10 I have been made complete in Christ.

Col 2:11 I have been spiritually circumcised (my old, unregenerate nature has been removed.)

Col 2:12-13 I have been buried, raised and made alive with Christ.

Col 3: 1-4 I have been raised with Christ. My life is now hidden with Christ In God. Christ is now my life.

2 Tim 1:7 I have been given a spirit of power, love a sound mind of self-discipline.

2 Tim 1:9 I have been saved and called (set apart) by God for His great plans.

Titus 3:5 Christ saved me, not because of righteous things I had done, but because of His great mercy, through rebirth and renewal.

Heb 2:11 Because I am sanctified and am one with the Sanctifier (Christ), He is calls me brother/sister.

Heb 4:16 I have a right to come boldly before the throne of God (the throne of grace) to find mercy and grace in my time of need.

2 Pet 1:4 I have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God, which I receive and am a partaker through God’s nature.

1 Thes 5:5 I am a son/daughter of light and not of darkness.

Heb 3:1 I am a holy brother/sister, partaker of a heavenly calling.

Heb 3:14 I am partaker of Christ...I share in His life.

WHO I AM IN CHRIST

I am accepted . . .

John 1:12 — I am God's child
John 15:15 — I am Christ's friend
Rom 5:1 — I have been justified
1 Cor 6:17 — I am united with the Lord (one spirit)
1 Cor 6:19-20 — I am bought with a price; I belong to God
1 Cor 12:27 — I am a member of Christ's body
Eph 1:1 — I am a saint
Eph 1:5 — I have been adopted as God's child
Eph 2:18 — I have access to God through the Holy Spirit
Col 1:14 — I have been redeemed and forgiven
Col 2:10 — I am complete in Christ

I am secure . . .

Rom 8:1-2 — I am free forever from condemnation
Rom 8:28 — I am assured all things work together for good
Rom 8:35-39 — I cannot be separated from the love of God
2 Cor 1:21-22 — I am established, anointed, sealed by God
Col 3:3 — I am hidden with Christ in God
Phil 1:6 — I am confident that the good work God has begun in me will be perfected
Phil 3:20 — I am a citizen of heaven
2 Timothy 1:7 — I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind
Heb 4:16 — I can find grace and mercy in time of need
1 John 5:18 — I am born of God; the evil one cannot touch me

I am significant . . .

Matt 5:13-14 — I am the salt and light of the earth
John 15:1, 5 — I am a branch of the true vine, a channel of His life
John 15:16 — I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit
Acts 1:8 — I am a personal witness of Christ's
1 Cor 3:16 — I am God's temple
2 Cor 5:17-21 — I am a minister of reconciliation for God
2 Cor 6:1 — I am God's co-worker (1 Cor 3:9)
Eph 2:6 — I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realm
Eph 2:10 — I am God's workmanship
Eph 3:12 — I may approach God with freedom and confidence
Phil 4:13 — I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

MY IDENTITY

"Understanding your identity in Christ is absolutely essential for your success at living a victorious Christian life!"

Satan's Lie	God's Truth
You are a sinner because you sin	You are a saint (one declared righteous by God) who sins
Your identity comes from what you have done	Your identity comes from what God has done for you
Your identity comes from what people say about you	Your identity comes from what Christ says about you
Your behavior tells you what to believe about yourself	Your belief about yourself determines your behavior

Dr. Neil T. Anderson, Who I Am in Christ

(Gospel Light, 1993)