Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Who I Am in Christ
by Neil T. Anderson

I am the salt of the earth. Matthew 5:13
I am the light of the world. Matthew 5:14
I am a child of God. John 1:12
I am part of the true vine, a channel of Christ's life. John 15:1,5
I am Christ's friend. John 15:15
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit. John 15:16
I am a slave of righteousness. Romans 6:18
I am enslaved to God. Romans 6:22
I am a son of God; God is spiritually my Father. Romans 8:14,15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6
I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him. Romans 8:17
I am a temple--a dwelling place--of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me. 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19

I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him. 1 Corinthians 6:17
● I am a member of Christ's Body. 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 5:30
● I am a new creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17
● I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
● I am a son of God and one in Christ. Galatians 3:26,28
● I am an heir of God since I am a son of God. Galatians 4:6,7
● I am a saint. Ephesians 1:1; 1 Corinthians1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2
● I am God's workmanship--His handiwork--born anew in Christ to do His work. Ephesians 2:10
● I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family. Ephesians 2:19
● I am a prisoner of Christ. Ephesians 3:1; 4:1
● I am righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:24
● I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now. Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 2:6
● I am hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:3
● I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life. Colossians 3:4
● I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved. Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4
● I am a son of light and not of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:5
● I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling. Hebrews 3:1
● I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life. Hebrews 3:14
● I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. 1 Peter 2:5
● I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession. 1 Peter 2:9-10
● I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live. 1 Peter 2:11
● I am an enemy of the devil. 1 Peter 5:8
● I am a child of God and will resemble Christ when He returns. 1 John 3:1-2
● I am born of God, and the evil one--the devil--cannot touch me. 1 John 5:18
● I am not the great "I AM" (Exodus 3:14
; John 8:24,28,58), but by the grace of God I am what I am. 1 Corinthians 15:10

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