Identification 17: Do You Know It?

I have spent the last few blog posts letting you know that you died and were buried with Christ (Identification 16: The Tempted Corpse, Identification 15: Consider Yourself a Corpse) and I hope you have read them. But reading is not the same as knowing. All Christians know their sins are forgiven, but very few know itContinue reading “Identification 17: Do You Know It?”

Identification 16: The Tempted Corpse

I said in our last post that we are corpses. We are dead in Christ, buried in Christ, our old man is dead in Christ. Before you were in Christ, you sinned without thinking, without contemplating this is selfish behaviour. You were often powerless to resist a temptation because you could only fight a soulContinue reading “Identification 16: The Tempted Corpse”

Identification 15: Consider Yourself a Corpse

In our last post, we looked at the fact that we often forget we are dead. We try and die to self, die to sin, die to some selfish, mean habit – and we forget that we are already dead. Today, we will look at one way to help us stop forgetting! Romans 6.11 inContinue reading “Identification 15: Consider Yourself a Corpse”

Identification 14: Why Do We Forget

One of the biggest mysteries is that in light of all that we have said on identification – that we died with Christ, that we have been buried with Him, that we are one with Him in His resurrection power – is why do we forget it so easily. Maybe none of you do, maybeContinue reading “Identification 14: Why Do We Forget”

Identification 13: In the Ground!

So, we have established that we died with Christ, and that is very exciting news. We were crucified to our old life and old nature and old desires. The death of your old nature is not a future event, it’s happened. Don’t tell me “I need to die to this”, tell me “I am deadContinue reading “Identification 13: In the Ground!”

Identification 12: I Still Want to Sin!

Before you were born again and became one spirit with Christ, so identified with Him that the Scripture can boldly say “just as He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4.17), we were dead in our sins and transgressions. The person who has not yet received Christ is by their nature selfish,Continue reading “Identification 12: I Still Want to Sin!”

Identification 11: Believe It!

Now we have been talking about IDENTIFICATION WITH CHRIST for many weeks – the challenge now is that you need to believe it to receive it. The blood of Christ, by itself, has cleaned us and removed every barrier to access God and His kingdom. Now there is only one thing for us to do:Continue reading “Identification 11: Believe It!”

Identification 10: Identification is Access

When I fly to another nation, I need my passport. When I arrive at the airport they check my passport – they are looking for two things: firstly, is my passport an official genuine government document and not a forgery, secondly, does the image of me on the photo look exactly like me. If thoseContinue reading “Identification 10: Identification is Access”

Identification 09: The Life of God

When we hear the phrase “eternal life”, there are two images that Christians have. The majority of Christians sadly have the wrong image. They think of eternal life being on the other side of this life, being something you get in Heaven. It’s like there is a big gap between us and eternal life andContinue reading “Identification 09: The Life of God”

Identification 08: Acceptance

The moment we are born again, we are one with Jesus. We are the same spirit as Him, we are one with Him, just as He is so are we! There are many facets to this wonderful diamond of the new birth, but today I want to focus our attention on acceptance. You are oneContinue reading “Identification 08: Acceptance”