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<h1>Who You Are in Christ – Your New Identity, Secure and Unchanging</h1>

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<h2>1. A New Identity Given, Not Earned</h2>

<p class="lead dropcap">When you come to Christ, God gives you a new identity that isn’t based on your past, your performance, or how you feel about yourself. It’s a gift of sheer grace. This matters because many of us carry old labels—failure, unworthy, not enough—and believe they still define us.</p>

<p>But Scripture gives a better truth:</p>

<div class="scripture">“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”<span class="ref">— 2 Corinthians 5:17</span></div>

<p>Your past no longer names you. Christ does. And His word over you is secure, steady, and full of love.</p>

<h2>2. You Are Fully Forgiven</h2>

<p>Through Christ’s blood, every sin—past, present, and future—has been nailed to the cross and removed forever. You are not partially forgiven, conditionally forgiven, or temporarily forgiven. You are completely cleansed.</p>

<div class="scripture">“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”<span class="ref">— Romans 8:1</span></div>

<p>Because Christ bore your judgment, you will never face it again.</p>

<h2>3. You Are Adopted as God’s Beloved Child</h2>

<p>God does not merely tolerate you—He treasures you. In Christ, He has made you His own, not by contract but by covenant. You are His child, brought into His household with full rights and privileges.</p>

<div class="scripture">“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.”<span class="ref">— 1 John 3:1</span></div>

<p>Your identity as God’s child is secure because it rests on His eternal love, not your fluctuating faithfulness.</p>

<h2>4. You Are Completely Accepted</h2>

<p>Many believers struggle with the fear of rejection. But in Christ, you are fully accepted—never half-loved, never marginal, never on probation.</p>

<div class="scripture">“He has made us accepted in the Beloved.”<span class="ref">— Ephesians 1:6 (NKJV)</span></div>

<p>God sees you clothed in Christ’s righteousness, not in your failures.</p>

<h2>5. You Are Righteous in Christ</h2>

<p>This does not mean you instantly act righteous—it means Christ’s perfect righteousness is credited to your account. You stand before God as justified, not because you are flawless, but because Christ is.</p>

<div class="scripture">“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”<span class="ref">— 2 Corinthians 5:21</span></div>

<p>Your identity is now defined by Christ’s perfection, not your performance.</p>

<h2>6. You Are Secure and Kept by God’s Power</h2>

<p>Your salvation does not depend on your ability to hold on to God but on His promise to hold on to you.</p>

<div class="scripture">“Kept by the power of God through faith for salvation.”<span class="ref">— 1 Peter 1:5</span></div>

<p>You are held, guarded, preserved, and protected.</p>

<h2>7. You Are Free From the Power of Sin</h2>

<p>Sin is no longer your master. You may struggle, but you are no longer enslaved. You have a new heart, new desires, and a new power—the Holy Spirit—enabling obedience from the inside out.</p>

<div class="scripture">“For sin shall not have dominion over you.”<span class="ref">— Romans 6:14</span></div>

<p>Your identity is no longer “sinner trying to do better” but <strong>saint who can overcome the control of sin and its devastating consequences in your life.**.</strong></p>

<h2>8. You Are Never Alone</h2>

<p>Jesus not only saved you; He stays with you. He lives in you through the Holy Spirit, making His presence a permanent reality, not an occasional feeling.</p>

<div class="scripture">“I am with you always.”<span class="ref">— Matthew 28:20</span></div>

<p>You are never abandoned, overlooked, or forgotten.</p>

<h2>9. You Are God’s Workmanship With a Purpose</h2>

<p>Your identity shapes your mission. You are not an accident, not an afterthought. God designed you with intention, redeemed you with purpose, and empowers you for good works that He Himself prepared.</p>

<div class="scripture">“For we are his workmanship… created in Christ Jesus for good works.”<span class="ref">— Ephesians 2:10</span></div>

<p>Your identity gives your life meaning.</p>

<h2>10. Your Identity Is Eternal</h2>

<p>Because Christ is eternal, your identity in Him is permanent. Nothing—not suffering, failure, temptation, or even death—can undo what Christ has secured.</p>

<div class="scripture">“Your life is hidden with Christ in God.”<span class="ref">— Colossians 3:3</span></div>

<p>Hidden means protected, covered, and unchangeable.</p>

<h2>Summary: Who You Are in Christ</h2>

<p>Here is the identity Scripture gives to every believer:</p>

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<li>A new creation</li>
<li>Fully forgiven</li>
<li>Deeply loved</li>
<li>Completely accepted</li>
<li>Adopted as God’s child</li>
<li>Righteous in Christ</li>
<li>Secure and kept</li>
<li>Free from sin’s dominion</li>
<li>Never alone</li>
<li>God’s workmanship with purpose</li>
<li>Eternally His</li>
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<p>Your identity is not a future hope—it is a present reality rooted in Christ’s finished work.</p>

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