Who are we according to God?
I am not good. (Romans 3:12).
I was a sinner in rebellion
against Almighty God.
(Romans 3:23; 1 John
3:4).
I loved my sin and I loved
darkness.
(John 3:19 ; Psalm 36:1-4)
My righteous acts were filthy
rags. (Isaiah 64:6).
I was a thief, an adulterer,
a murderer, an idolater, a blasphemer, a fornicator, a drunkard, and a
liar.
(Matthew 5:21-22; 27-28;
1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
I was a friend of the world
and an enemy of God, in fact,
I hated Him. (James
4:4; Romans 1:30).
I was a slave to my sin and
hostile to the Law of God.
(John 8:34; Romans 8:7)
The works of the flesh were
manifest in me.
(Galatians 5:19-21)
I loved the world and the
things of the world, and the love of the Father was not in me. (1 John 2:15).
I was a child of wrath and
lived to gratify the lusts of my flesh. (Ephesians 2:3).
I followed the ways of the
world and submitted to the god of this world. (Ephesians 2:2).
I did not understand the
things of God, nor could I.
(1 Corinthians 2:14).
I was a dead man walking.
(Ephesians 2:1).
I did not seek God. (Romans 3:11).
I willfully lived in sin and
was of the devil. (1 John 3:8).
I walked in darkness. (1 John
1:6).
I lived according to my
sinful nature and had my mind on what that nature desired. (Romans 8:5).
I was born into sin. (Psalm
51:5).
I lived as an enemy of the
cross, my mind was set on earthly things, and my end was destruction.
(Philippians 3:18-19).
I stored treasures on the
earth (Matthew 6:19-21).
I claimed to know God but by
my actions I denied Him. (Titus 1:16).
I was on my way to hell, and
deservedly so. (Romans 6:23)
But now in Christ!
He snatched me out of the
flames because of His grace and mercy! (Romans 9:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Ephesians
1:4-6)
I have been granted
repentance (2 Timothy 2:25).
I have been adopted as a son
according to the sovereignty of God and the counsel of His own will. (Ephesians
1:4-11).
I have been washed,
sanctified, and justified by faith alone.
(1 Corinthians 6:11;
Hebrews 10:10; Romans 3:24;
Romans 5:1).
I am clothed with the
righteousness of Christ.
(Philippians 3:9).
I have been made alive in
Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:4).
I am forgiven and redeemed. (Ephesians
1:6).
I am born of the Spirit of
God.
(John 1:13; John 3:5-6;
1 Peter 1:23).
I am the prodigal son. (Luke 15:24).
By God’s grace, I am
surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. (Luke 9:23; Luke 14:33;
Luke 18:22).
I have God’s seed planted in
me and no longer live a habitual lifestyle of sin. (1 John 3:9).
I have the yoke of Christ
upon me so I may learn from Him. (Matthew 11:3).
I am a sheep of the Good
Shepherd, and nothing in all of creation can snatch me out of His hand.
(John 10:27-29; Romans
8:38-39).
I have been chosen to bear
fruit that will last. (John 15:16).
I abide in Christ and He
abides in me.
(John 15:4; 1 John 2:24-25,
28).
I have overcome the world. (1
John 5:4-5).
I am purifying myself through
sanctification by the Holy Spirit. (1 John 3:3; 2 Corinthians 7:1).
I love the commandments of
God and they are not burdensome to me. (1 John 5:3).
I desire to love the Lord my
God will all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. (Matthew 22:37-40).
I desire to love all of my
enemies.
(Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:27-28).
I have a passion to reach the
lost through the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15).
I love God and am able to
love God because He first loved me. (1 John 4:10).
I am hated by the world
because the world hated Christ first. (1 John 3:13; John 15:18).
I am sealed by the Holy
Spirit until the day of redemption. (Ephesians 1:13-14).
I am a co-heir with Christ.
(Romans 8:17; Galatians 4:7).
My life is not my own because
I have been bought at a great price. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
I am crucified with Christ
and it is no longer my life but Christ who lives in me. (Galatians 2:20).
I have the Peace that passes
all understanding.
(Philippians 4:7; John 14:27).
I have the enduring Hope
within me. (1 Thessalonians 1:3).
I am covered by the blood of
Christ and can boldly approach the throne of God. (1 John 1:7; Hebrews 4:16).
I am dead to sin and can no
longer live in it. (Romans 6:2).
I am a new creation. (2
Corinthians 5:17).
I have died to myself and am
now free from sin.
(Romans 6:6-7).
I am a slave of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
(James 1:1; Romans 6:22).
I am a slave to obedience.
(Romans 6:16-18).
Nothing good lives in my
sinful nature, which is still in me, but does not have dominion over me.
(Romans 7:18; Romans 6:14)).
There is no condemnation in
me for I am in Christ Jesus and have been set free from the law of sin and
death.
(Romans 8:1).
By the power of the Holy
Spirit I now walk according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:4-5; Galatians 5:16).
I have a Father in heaven by
whom I call, “Abba”, like a child who calls upon his daddy. (Romans 8:15).
I share in the sufferings of
Christ.
(2 Corinthians 1:5; 1 Peter 2:20-21;
2 Timothy 3:12).
I am most blessed through
persecution and there is a great reward awaiting me in heaven.
(Matthew 5:10-12; 1 Peter
4:14-16).
I can count it all joy when I
got through all kinds of trials. (James 1:2-3).
I am more than a conqueror.
(Romans 8:37).
I offer my body as a living
sacrifice to God because this is my reasonable service. (Romans 12:1).
I am no longer conformed to
the world but am being conformed to likeness of Christ. (Romans 8:29).
I am being transformed by the
renewing of mind.
(Romans 12:2).
I am storing my treasures in
heaven, where I am an eternal citizen. (Colossians 3:2; Philippians 3:20).
There is waiting for me a
glorified body, which I will receive in the twinkling of an eye at the last
trumpet call.
(1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
I seek to not be yoked with
unbelievers or anything of the world. (2 Corinthians 6:14).
I hate sin and the things
that God hates. (Psalm 119:104).
I am blessed by the fruit of
the Spirit within me.
(Galatians 5:22).
I have crucified the sinful
nature with its passions and desires. (Galatians 5:24).
I am a child of light. (1
Thessalonians 5:5).
I am faithful. (Ephesians 1:1)
I am called to be holy as God
is holy.
(1 Peter 1:15; Hebrews 12:14).
I desire to imitate God.
(Ephesians 5:1).
I desire to conduct myself
worthy of the Gospel of Christ. (Philippians 1:27).
My strength is in Christ.
(Philippians 4:13).
Christ is my life (Colossians
3:4).
I am not ashamed of the name
of Jesus or the proclamation of the Gospel. (Matthew 10:32; Romans 1:16).
I long for the appearing of
Christ, and there is a award awaiting me in heaven. (2 Timothy 4:8).
God works in me to do His
will and act according to His good purpose. (Philippians 2:13).
By God’s grace, I am a doer
of the Word. (James 1:22).
I live for the will of God.
(1 Peter 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:3).
I love the brethren. (1 John
4:7).
I am kept from the wrath of
God.
(1 Thessalonians 1:10;
Revelation 3:10).
I have eternal life. (1 John 5:11-12).
I will reign with the King of
kings and the Lord of lords forever and ever. (Revelation 5:10).
So, who am I? I am
nothing…apart from Christ (John 15:5).