Identity

We have become His poetry, a recreated people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One

Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it

Ephesians 2:10

So God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God, he created them male and female, he created them

Genesis 1:27

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground, He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person

Genesis 2:7

Now if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person, all that is related to the old order has vanished, behold, everything is fresh and new

2 Corinthians 5:17

I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb, before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations

Jeremiah 1:5

But you are God's chosen treasure, priests who are kings, a spiritual nation set apart as God's devoted ones

He called you out of darkness to experience His marvelous light, and now He claims you as His very own

He did this so that you would broadcast His glorious wonders throughout the world

1 Peter 2:9

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord, "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope"

Jeremiah 29:11

For it is not from man that we draw our life, but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One, and now He is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption

1 Corinthians 1:30

But the one who joins himself to the Lord is mingled into one spirit with Him

1 Corinthians 6:17

But those who embraced him and took hold of His name, He gave authority to become the children of God

John 1:12

I am the sprouting vine, and you are my branches, as you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you, but when you live separated from me, you are powerless

John 15:5

I have never called you servants because a master doesn't confide in his servants, and servants don't always understand what they master is doing

But I call you my most intimate and cherished friends, for I reveal to you everything that I've heard from my Father

You didn't choose me, but I've chosen and commission you to go into the world to bear fruit, and your fruit will last because whatever you ask of my Father, for my sake, He will give it to you

John 15:15 and 16

Look with wonder at the depth of the Father's marvelous love that he has lavished on us, He has called us and made us His very own beloved children

The reason the world doesn't recognize who we are is that they didn't recognize Him

1 John 3:1

Beware that no one distracts you or intimidates you in their attempt to lead you away from Christ's fullness by pretending to be full of wisdom when they're filled with endless arguments of human logic

For they operate with humanistic and clouded judgments based on the mindset of this world system and not the anointed truths of the Anointed One

For He is the complete fullness of deity living in human form and our own completeness is now found in Him

We are completely filled with God as Christ's fullness overflows within us, He is the head of every kingdom and authority in the universe

Colossians 2:8-10

Through our union with Christ, we too have been claimed by God as His own inheritance

Before we were even born, He gave us our destiny, that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in His heart

Ephesians 1:11

But God so loved us with such great love, He is so rich in compassion and mercy, even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, He united us into the very life of Christ and saved us by His wonderful grace

He raised us up with Christ the Exalted One, and we ascended with Him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ

Throughout the coming ages, we will be the visible display of the infinite riches of His grace and kindness, which was showered upon us in Jesus Christ

For by grace you have been saved by faith, nothing you did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the love gift from God that brought us to Christ

So no one will ever be able to boast, for salvation is never a reward for good works or human striving

We have become His poetry, a recreated people that will fulfill the destiny He has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One

Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it

Ephesians 2:4-10

Yet look at you now, everything is new, although you were once distant and far away from God, now you have been brought delightfully close to Him through the sacred blood of Jesus, you have actually been united to Christ

Ephesians 2:13

So you are not foreigners or guests, but rather you are the children of the city of the Holy Ones, with all the rights as family members of the household of God

Ephesians 2:19

We have boldness through Him and free access as kings before the Father because of our complete confidence in Christ's faithfulness

Ephesians 3:12

Once your life was full of sin's darkness, but now you have the very light of our Lord shining through you because of your union with him, your mission is to live as children flooded with his revelation light

Ephesians 5:8

Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and His demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything

Romans 8:37

My old identity has been co-crucified with Christ and no longer lives and now the essence of this new life is no longer mine

For the Anointed One lives his life through me, we live in union as one

My new life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God who loves me so much that He gave Himself for me, dispensing His life into mine

Galatians 2:20

You have all become true children of God by faith in Jesus Christ, faith immersed you into Christ, and now you are covered and clothed with His life

And we no longer see each other in our former state, Jew or non-Jew, rich or poor, male or female, because we're all one through our union with Jesus Christ

Galatians 3:26-28

But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you

O Israel, the one who formed you says, "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you, I have called you by name, you are mine"

Isaiah 43:1

And yet, O Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay and You are the potter, we all are formed by Your hand

Isaiah 64:8

But we are a colony of heaven on earth as we cling tightly to our life giver, the Lord Jesus Christ who will transform our humble bodies and transfigure us into the identical likeness of his glorified body and using his matchless power, he continually subdues everything to himself

Philippians 3:20 and 21

And realize what this really means, we have the privilege of worshiping Yahweh, our God, for He is our Creator and we belong to Him, we are the people of His pleasure

Psalm 100 verse 3

Could it be any clearer that our former identity is now and forever deprived of its power? For we were co-crucified with him to dismantle the stronghold of sin within us so that we would not continue to live one moment longer submitted to sin's power

Romans 6:6

And you did not receive the spirit of religious duty, leading you back into the fear of never being good enough, but you have received the spirit of full acceptance, enfolding you into the family of God

And you will never feel orphaned, for as He rises up within us, our spirits join Him in saying the words of tender affection

Beloved Father

For the Holy Spirit makes God's fatherhood real to us as he whispers into our innermost being, "You are God's beloved child"

And since we are his true children, we qualify to share all His treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God Himself

And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that He is and all that He has, we will experience being co-glorified with Him, provided that we accept His sufferings as our own

Romans 8:15-17