YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST

John 1:12,13

Franco G. Teves

3RD ACM General Youth Conference,

October 31-November 3, 2013, Mt. Moriah
Camp, Pal-ing, Malaybalay, Bukidnon

Lets start from the very

beginning
So God created
man in His own
image, in the
image of God he
created him;
male and female
he created
them.
Genesis 1:27

Why is this important?

Because

the Creator naturally

owns His creation
Because the created man bears
Gods image
Because God created man as
male and female
What happens to a person who
does not believe in Genesis 1:27?

By the way, God created man

with the ability to make decisions
To

believe God, or to doubt God?

To obey God, or to disobey God?
To do good, or to do bad?
Faith in God is counted as _______.
Obedience to God brings _______.
Adam and Eve chose to
_______.

For all of us have sinned and

have fallen short of Gods glory
Therefore, just as
sin entered through
one man, and death
through sin, and in
this way death came
to all men, because
all sinned.
Romans 5:12

Satan wanted to spoil Gods plan, but God

provided a way for mans redemption

The thief comes

only to steal, kill
and destroy; I
have come that
they may have
life, and have it
to the full.
John 10:10

The whole Bible talks about

Gods plan of redemption
through Jesus Christ from
Genesis 3 to Revelations 22
The

beginning of sacrifices to God

Noahs ark and the great flood
The calling of Abraham
The story of Joseph in Egypt
The Passover and Israels freedom
from slavery in Egypt
Moses and the Covenant with God
in Mt. Sinai

But who is Jesus Christ and what

did He do for mankind?
Jesus

is the Son of God, Gods

only begotten Son (John 1:1; Mark
1:1; Romans 1:4; John 3:16). He
is God the Son in the Triune God.
If Jesus is God, why must He
come to earth as the Son of Man
and die on the cross? (John 3:16;
Galatians 4:4,5; Romans 3:23-25;
John 1:12; Romans 1:17)

What can faith in Jesus Christ do?

(Romans 3:24,25)
Justified

declared to be a
righteous person
Grace unmerited favour
Redemption buy back by
paying a price
Propitiation/Atonement
satisfy the just demands of a
righteous God
Remission to send away,
remove from

The first great decision

Is

to ______ and ______ the Lord Jesus.

From the first great decision, aside from
son-ship (John 1:12), eternal life + no
condemnation + has passed from death
to life (John 5:24), we also:
Died with Christ
Were buried with Christ
All in
Resurrect with Christ
Romans 6
We live with Christ
Became slaves to righteousness

But there is a second great

decision to make
Romans

12:1,2 is all about the

______ decision.
The first decision brings us into
the _______ of God.
The second decision opens for us
a new adventure to walk in
_______ with the Living Lord.
The first decision is compulsory
for ______ the wrath of God.

The

second decision is voluntary

in ________ for all the wonderful
things we have received by His
grace.
We may also call the second
great decision which is voluntary
as the discipleship decision.

The discipleship decision as

outlined in Romans 12:1,2
Surrender

my whole life to God

Separate myself from the sins of
the world
Systematically build up my life in
the faith through regular Bible
study and prayer

There are only two kinds of

people on earth

Children

of God, children of light

Children of the devil, children of
darkness

There are two kinds of Christians

in the Body of Christ
Child

of God - marked by the

Spirit if
God (Ephesians
1:13,14), the seal of ownership
(2 Corinthians 1:21,22)

Disciple

of Christ marked by the

Spirit of God (and therefore a
child of God) and the cross of
Jesus (Luke 9:23)

Challenge
Which

identity do you have right now?

If you still dont have the identity of a
child of God, make a decision right
now to receive Jesus as your Saviour.
This is compulsory for salvation.
If you still dont have the identity of a
disciple, do you want to have it? This
is voluntary.
Then you know what to do. (Luke
9:23; Rom.12:1,2)

I have been crucified with

Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I
live in the body, I live by faith
in the Son of God, who loved
me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20