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The Bible says,

“He [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God.”

(Colossians 1:15)

Therefore, with Jesus living in you, He will enable you to reflect the image of God. This is your true identity!

YOUR NEW IDENTITY IN CHRIST

“For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.”

(1 Corinthians 15:22)

In Adam

In Christ

Old Creation

New Creation

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Unrepentant Heart

New Heart

“Because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.” (Romans 2:5)

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26)

Slave to Sin

Free from Sin

“We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.” (Romans 6:6)

“Anyone who has died has been freed from sin.” (Romans 6:7)

Death

Life

“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

“Now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.” (Romans 6:22)

Powerless

Strength

“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:6)

“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13)

Enemies of God

Reconciled to God

“If, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:10)

Condemned

No Condemnation

“The gift of God is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.” (Romans 5:16)

“There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1)

Slave

Son

“Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.” (Galatians 4:8)

“Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham.” (Galatians 3:7)

Slave to Impurity

Slave to Righteousness

“I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.” (Romans 6:19)

Poverty

Riches

“You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” (2 Corinthians 8:9)

Accused

Blameless

“Now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.” (Colossians 1:22)

Under Law

Under Grace

“Sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.” (Romans 6:14)

“Sin shall not be your master, because you

are not under law, but under grace.” (Romans 6:14)

Under Judgment

Justified

“The gift of God is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.” (Romans 5:16)

Under a Curse

Redeemed from the Curse

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.’ ” (Galatians 3:13)

Under Wrath

Free from Wrath

“All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath.” (Ephesians 2:3)

“Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!” (Romans 5:9)

In Darkness

In the Light

“You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.” (Ephesians 5:8)

June Hunt, Biblical Counseling Keys on Identity: Who Are You? Do You Know Who You Really Are? (Dallas, TX: Hope For The Heart, 2008), 15–17.