Identity Affirmations
Who Does God Say I Am?Here is a list of biblical affirmations about our identity in Jesus Christ that is derived from a few selected passages in the New Testament. This is just a portion of the many truths about who we have become through faith in God's Son, but it is a powerful inventory to review from time to time:
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name. John 1:12
I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:1, 5
No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. John 15:15
being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:24
knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, that we would no longer be slaves to sin. Romans 6:6
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2
and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him. Romans 8:17
Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. Romans 15:7
To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. 1 Corinthians 1:2 (Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2)
redemption.
But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30
Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 1 Corinthians 6:19
But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 1 Corinthians 6:17
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. 2 Corinthians 2:14
But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ. 2 Corinthians 3:14
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Corinthians 5:17
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. Galatians 4:7
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Ephesians 1:3
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. Ephesians 1:4
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. Ephesians 1:7
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will. Ephesians 1:10-11
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise. Ephesians 1:13
But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). Ephesians 2:4-5
and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:6
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13
the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Ephesians 3:6; 5:30
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. Ephesians 3:12
put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Ephesians 4:24
you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light. Ephesians 5:8
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority. Colossians 2:10
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1
For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:3
When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Colossians 3:4
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12
knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you. 1 Thessalonians 1:4
The more we embrace these truths from Scripture about who we have become in Christ, the more stable, grateful, and fully assured we will be in this world.