Identity Crisis Resolved
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For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
Are you facing this new year full of regret for the past? Satan is the Accuser of the Brethren. He always was, he always will be. Often believers can be dragged into this unholy activity. Most of us have skeletons in our closet. Most of us have done things during the stupid and godless years of your youth that we should be and probably are ashamed of. When Jesus saves someone, He saves them inside and out. He changes their named reputation and removes their guilt. They are given new names. No longer do they need to be labeled by the sins of their youth.
Jesus Saves Sinners.
Jesus Saves Sinners.
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
è The unrighteous man will not inherit the Kingdom of God
è Inherit implies son-ship
è The following are not family traits of sons of God
A. Fornicators= “pornos”= One who has sex outside of marriage
B. Idolaters= worshiping or showing devotion to anyone or anything besides the true God.
1. Religious- Icons/ False deity
2. Secular- Worship of pleasure/ money
C. Adulterers- sex with another’s spouse
1. Actual
Exodus 20:14
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
2. Mental
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
D. Effeminate- one who makes soft sensual, fleshly choices
E. Abusers of themselves with mankind – Homosexual
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
F. Thieves
1. Taking something that is not yours
2. Not honest with work hours
3. Lie on taxes
4. Do not tithe
G. Covetous- desires enviously what belongs to another
H. Drunkards
I. Revilers= complains angrily
J. Extortioners= obtains gain by force or improper pressure
Jesus Erases the Old Identity
Jesus Erases the Old Identity
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
A. You are washed
A. You are washed
- From the stain of sin
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- By the word
Ephesians 5:25-26
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
B. You are sanctified- set apart
B. You are sanctified- set apart
1. From that old dysfunctional family
2. To a righteous of peace
C. Justified- declared to be righteous
C. Justified- declared to be righteous
Romans 3:19-25
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Jesus gives us a brand new identity.
Jesus gives us a brand new identity.
A. New Creature
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
B. New Daddy
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
C. New Purpose
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
D. We should recognize that work in others.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy mercy remember thou me For thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
There's a wonderful story about the cardinal of the Philippines, named, oddly enough, Cardinal Sin. When Cardinal Sin was a bishop, a young woman in his parish claimed that she had visions of Jesus. Bishop Sin was given the task of determining if these visions were authentic. He called her in for an interview, after which he made this request: "Daughter, the next time you see Jesus, would you ask Him what sin your bishop committed as a young priest and then come and tell me His answer." She agreed. The bishop, aware that nobody knew his sin except himself, his confessor, and Jesus, felt this would be a valid test.
Months later the young woman returned, reporting she had seen Jesus again. The bishop said, "Good. Did you ask Him about my sin?"
She said, "Yes,"
"What did He say?"
"He said, 'I've forgotten.'"