A person's identity is is largely determined by someone or something they
have a relationship with. To satisfy the need to know who they are some people
will latch on to just about anything to discover who they
are.
Many people's identity is found in their
profession, people they associate with, their abilities and talents, their
environment, their appearance, their nationality, their race, the car they
drive, the neighborhood they live in, their social class, the denomination they
belong to, their religious beliefs, etc....
The problem with the above identity sources
is that they are all as fleeting as the wind. The opinions of other people are a
poor way to determine who we are. Religious denominations are a prime example of
this. Agree with their constitution, their bylaws, sign the membership form and
abide by their rules and regulations and you are considered a "good
Christian"...a "good Baptist"...a "good pentecostal"...a "good
fundamentalist"...a "good evangelical", etc.... Disagree with them, disobey
their bylaws and their creeds and your identity-ship will sink and you would
fast lose your identification and association with
them.
There is only one sure way to determine
your identity that is valid and unshakeable, that is what Christ thinks of you
and who you are in Him. No matter what you do or don't do, no matter your
failures, no matter how may times you slip and fall, no matter what other people
say about you, no matter what religion may think of you...WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST
NEVER CHANGES! Only settled in this knowledge will you begin to discover your
true identity
Jesus is the changeless one and
what He thinks of you is also changeless, you are the righteousness of God and
that is changeless no matter the changing opinions of other
people.
Don't let religion, other people, or
things steal your identity!
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