In Christ we have a love that can never be fathomed, a life that can never die, a peace that can never be understood, a rest that can never be disturbed, a joy that can never be diminished, a hope that can never be disappointed, a glory that can never be clouded, a light that can never be darkened, and a spiritual resource that can never be exhausted.
~Anonymous
This writer is one of those crazy fools who is persuaded that the entire Bible is entirely the Word of the Living God. Some may scoff, and that is OK. For my faith is entirely beyond reason. Rather my faith in the One who wrote the book has become the reason for my being. God crashed me out of my intellectual grasp (i had one. i have a degree in the Bible and have spent many years studying and teaching it) of Scripture on my birthday a couple years ago. It was on that day in Romans 8 that i became persuaded that it was not just His Word, but it was Him in and through His entire Word Who was able to abundantly save me from my very real problems at the time (and now – and forever).
So, for you beloved who still have a hard time believing it all. That is OK for the moment. Keep seeking Him with everything… you do not have to have all the answers to find Him. Just seek Him fully – and you will most surely find Him.
This entry’s audience is really those who claim to believe that the Word of God is exactly that. It is, perhaps, a challenge for those in that audience to examine whether they really are believing, or just saying.
i have spent a fair amount of time with a fair amount of people (including myself in the past) who utilized simply incomprehensible speech – while still touting that the Bible is completely true.
We say things like:
> I am worried
> I am scared
> I am anxious
> That was unfair (and I deserve justice)
> I am tired
> I am sick
> I am depressed
> I am unable
> I am frustrated
> I am being cheated (and deserve repayment)
> I can’t forgive
> That’s impossible
Really?
Oh, come on, we have all done it. We have done it, and couched it in terms of “balance,” or something other. But aren’t we really just rather hedging our bets against whether the whole thing is really true or not?
Really, the question is abundantly simple. Will we obey in just one area? Will we believe?
Because if we will, we will see that speech like that above is not even close to anything that belongs in the vocabulary of a believer walking in the Spirit of the Living God. The following list is long, but it is not comprehensive of who should comprehend ourselves to be in Him.
Might we have the decency to at least be intrigued?
| I am fearfully and wonderfully made | Psalm 139:14 |
| I am loved with an everlasting love | Jeremiah 31:3 |
| I am the salt of the earth | Matthew 5:13 |
| I am the light of the world | Matthew 5:14 |
| I am God’s Child | John 1:12 |
| I am born again by the Spirit of God | John 3:3-6 |
| I am a true worshipper who worships the Father in spirit and truth | John 4:24 |
| I am a branch of Jesus Christ, the True Vine, and a channel of His life | John 15:1-5 |
| As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ | John 15:15 |
| I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit | John 15:16 |
| I am personal witness of Christ | Acts 1:8 |
| I have been justified (declared righteous) | Romans 5:1 |
| I am dead to sin | Romans 6:2,11 |
| I am a slave of righteousness | Romans 6:18 |
| I am a slave of God | Romans 6:22 |
| I am blameless and under no condemnation | Romans 8:1-2 |
| I have the Holy Spirit’s strength and power | Romans 8:9-11 |
| I am a child of God; God is my spiritual Father | Romans 8:14-15 |
| I am an heir with the Father and a joint heir with Christ | Romans 8:17 |
| I am assured that God works for my good in all circumstances | Romans 8:28 |
| I cannot be separated from the love of God | Romans 8:35-39 |
| I am more than a conqueror through Christ | Romans 8:37 |
| I have been given abounding hope for all things | Romans 15:13 |
| I am a saint | 1Corinthians 1:2 |
| I am God’s co-worker | 1Corinthians 3:9 |
| I am the Holy Spirit’s temple | 1Corinthians 3:16 |
| I am united with the Lord, and I am one with Him in spirit | 1Corinthians 6:17 |
| I am the Holy Spirit’s temple | 1Corinthians 6:19 |
| I have been bought at a price and I belong to God | 1Corinthians 6:20 |
| I am a member of Christ’s Body | 1Corinthians 12:27 |
| I have been established, anointed, and sealed by God | 2Corinthians 1:21-22 |
| I am always led in triumph in Christ and spread the fragrance of the knowledge of Him | 2Corinthians 2:14 |
| In Christ I have a new identity | 2Corinthians 5:17 |
| I have been reconciled to God | 2Corinthians 5:17-19 |
| I am a minister of reconciliation for God | 2Corinthians 5:19-20 |
| I am the righteousness of God in Christ | 2Corinthians 5:21 |
| I am a recipient of copious grace to abound in every good work | 2Corinthians 9:8 |
| I am crucified with Christ. The old person is gone | Galatians 2:20 |
| I am set free and redeemed from the curse of the law | Galatians 3:13 |
| I am a child of God; God is my spiritual Father | Galatians 3:26 |
| I am in Christ | Galatians 3:28 |
| I am an heir with the Father and a joint heir with Christ | Galatians 4:6-7 |
| I am a saint | Ephesians 1:1 |
| I am blessed with every spiritual blessing | Ephesians 1:3 |
| I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child | Ephesians 1:3-8 |
| Because of whose you are, you are accepted as God’s beloved | Ephesians 1:5-7 |
| I am forgiven of all my sins | Ephesians 1:7 |
| I am seated with Jesus Christ in the heavenly realm | Ephesians 2:6 |
| I am saved by grace | Ephesians 2:8-9 |
| I am God’s workmanship | Ephesians 2:10 |
| I am a citizen of Heaven | Ephesians 2:19 |
| I am a prisoner of Christ | Ephesians 3:1 |
| I may approach God with freedom and confidence | Ephesians 3:12 |
| I am a prisoner of Christ | Ephesians 4:1 |
| I am righteous and holy | Ephesians 4:24 |
| I am a saint | Philippians 1:1 |
| I am confident that God will complete the good work He started in me | Philippians 1:6 |
| I am a citizen of Heaven | Philippians 3:20 |
| I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me | Philippians 4:13 |
| I am qualified to share in Christ’s inheritance | Colossians 1:11-13 |
| I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins | Colossians 1:13-14 |
| I am complete in Christ | Colossians 2:9-10 |
| I am hidden with Christ in God | Colossians 3:1-3 |
| I am an expression of the life of Christ | Colossians 3:4 |
| I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved | Colossians 3:12 |
| I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved | 1Thessalonians 1:4 |
| I am a child of light | 1Thessalonians 5:5 |
| I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. | 2Timothy 1:7 |
| I am a partaker of a heavenly calling | Hebrews 3:1 |
| I am a partaker with Christ and share in His life | Hebrews 3:14 |
| I have direct access to the throne of grace | Hebrews 4:14-16 |
| I am one of God’s living stones being built up as a spiritual house | 1Peter 2:5 |
| I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation | 1Peter 2:9 |
| I am an alien and a stranger to this world | 1Peter 2:11 |
| I am the devil’s enemy | 1Peter 5:8 |
| He gave me everything for Godliness and life | 2Peter 1:3 |
| I participate with the divine nature of Christ | 2Peter 1:4 |
| I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me | 1John 5:18 |
| I am reedemed by the blood of the Lamb | Revelation 5:9 |
| I am part of the Bride of Christ and am making myself ready for Him | Revelation 19:7 |
