Who you are in Christ

The difference between who we are in Christ and what we do is huge. We are so much more than our jobs, our accomplishments, or our failures. Our identity comes from Jesus. In and of ourselves, we are nothing, we have nothing, and we can do nothing of eternal value. But in Christ, we can be, do, and have everything God promises us in His Word.

An attitude of confidence will exude from us when we know who we are in Christ and believe in the power that the Bible says is ours through faith. We are enabled to live new lives because of who we are in Christ.
Our identity in Christ.

For our sake He made Christ to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness].
2 Co 5:21.

Righteousness in Christ means being justified, forgiven, and adopted into God’s family. It is a gift from God received by faith.
 
Such were all of us once.....

Romans 1:28-32
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

But thanks to God.....
@JoshebB
Imagine what that will be like once the corruption of sin is finally and completely removed. :cool:

And we will all love each other.
So....., the answer to the question, "Who are we in Christ?" is also.....

We are lovers :love:.
 
Such were all of us once.....

Romans 1:28-32
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

But thanks to God.....

So....., the answer to the question, "Who are we in Christ?" is also.....

We are lovers :love:.
Good one! We love who we are in Christ and we love one another. We Love God because He first loved us
The reason we are able to love is because God loves us first.

“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” ( John 4:12)

“One another” is two words in English, but it’s only one word in Greek: ἀλλήλων (ah-LAY-loan). It’s used 100 times in 94 New Testament verses. 47 of those verses give instructions to the church, and 60% of those instructions come from Paul.

  1. Be at peace with one another (Mk 9:50)
  2. Don’t grumble among one another (Jn 6:43)
  3. Be of the same mind with one another (Ro 12:16, 15:5)
  4. Accept one another (Ro 15:7)
  5. Wait for one another before beginning the Eucharist (1 Co 11:33)
  6. Don’t bite, devour, and consume one another—seriously, guys, don’t eat each other (Ga 5:15)
  7. Don’t boastfully challenge or envy one another (Ga 5:26).
  8. Gently, patiently tolerate one another (Ep 4:2)
  9. Be kind, tender-hearted, and forgiving to one another (Ep 4:32)
  10. Bear with and forgive one another (Co 3:13)
  11. Seek good for one another, and don’t repay evil for evil (1 Th 5:15)
  12. Don’t complain against one another (Jas 4:11, 5:9)
  13. Confess sins to one another (Jas 5:16)
Love. One third of them instruct Christians to love one another.

  1. Love one another (Jn 13:34, 15:12, 17; Ro 13:8; 1 Th 3:12, 4:9; 1 Pe 1:22; 1 Jn 3:11, 4:7, 11; 2 Jn 5)
  2. Through love, serve one another (Ga 5:13)
  3. Tolerate one another in love (Ep 4:2)
  4. Greet one another with a kiss of love (1 Pe 5:14)
  5. Be devoted to one another in love (Ro 12:10)
Humility. About 15% stress an attitude of humility and deference among believers.

  1. Give preference to one another in honor (Ro 12:10)
  2. Regard one another as more important than yourselves (Php 2:3)
  3. Serve one another (Ga 5:13)
  4. Wash one another’s feet (Jn 13:14)
  5. Don’t be haughty: be of the same mind (Ro 12:16)
  6. Be subject to one another (Ep 5:21)
  7. Clothe yourselves in humility toward one another (1 Pe 5:5)

Jeffrey Kranz
 
Good one! We love who we are in Christ and we love one another.............................................
That post is an excellent sampling of how who we are and what we do overlap. Faith that does not beget faithfulness isn't. Likewise, love that does not beget love isn't.

However, the matter of humility is not so simple. We are noble in Christ. We are royalty, royal priests. Our status has been elevated for all eternity, and it's been elevated above the dross of humanity that remains dead in sin and will one day get tossed into the fiery furnace. It is paradoxical, but it is because of that elevation that we walk humbly before God and man as "servant leaders," feeding the hungry, ever seeking to rekindle their warmth and sustenance with real, practical application of the gospel and Christ at work in us. In fact, over the course of my thirty years in the mental health field, I would venture to say that the fundamental problem among Christians is that many have forgotten their nobility and/or how it is to be applied on this side of the grave.
 
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