Our New Identity

Key Points

1. It is more important to know who God says you are than for you to define who you are.
2. We often allow others to define who we are and then we attempt to live up to their expectations.
3. In Christ a person's identity and significance are never tied to peformance, results or outward behavior. There is nothing we can do to earn more of God's love of lose any God's love.
4. As a Christian, our significance is based solely on Christ - His sacrifice and His adoption of us into His family.

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Come to Terms (NuMe) by Andy Stanley

Introduction

In Chapter 2 of Life Foundations, “Our New Identity,” we will see that what God says about your identity is more important than how others define you. We will consider the implications of trying to live up to other people’s expectations, rather than God’s.

This chapter also explores how a person’s identity in Christ is never tied to performance, results, or outward behavior. There is nothing we can do to earn more of God’s love or lose any God’s love.

As a Christian, your significance is based solely on Christ—His sacrifice and your adoption into His family.