identity.

Last night we had bible study with a group of girls, and it was so good. I am really excited about this semester with each of them. The Lord has something huge planned for our Monday nights, and I am excited to be a part of them. We are going to be studying Romans. Yesterday, I felt that the Lord really wanted me to go through Romans, skim over it, and pick out the moments where He speaks truth to our identity in Him. Romans is consumed with identity. I read to the girls last night. It's always powerful to be reminded of our identity that is in the Lord. It was so refreshing for me to hear yesterday, and so I thought I would type it out to you. 

You are ...

- called to be an apostle

- set apart for the gospel of God

- receiver of grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith 

- called to belong to Christ

- loved by God and called 

- receiver of eternal 

- receiver of glory, honor, and peace

- justified by His grace as a gift through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

- your faith is counted as righteous

- justified by faith apart from the works of the law

- guaranteed grace

- peace with God

- rejoicer in hope of the glory of God

- not put to shame because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us

- justified by His blood

- saved by Him from the wrath of God

- reconciled to God by the death of His Son

- saved by His life

- receiver of reconciliation 

- baptized into Christ Jesus and His death

- united in His death, united in His resurrection

- no longer enslaved to sin

- set free from sin

- death no longer has dominion over you 

- alive to God in Christ Jesus

- brought from death to life

- instruments for righteousness

- not under law, but under grace

- slaves of righteousness

- not under law, but under grace

- slaves of righteousness

- servants to the new life of the Spirit

- been set free from the law of sin and death

- dwelling place of the Spirit of God, giving you life and peace 

- sons of God

- receiver of the Spirit of adoption, as sons, by whom we cry "Abba Father"

- heirs of God, heirs with Christ

- set free from bondage

- obtainer of freedom

- known by Him as He searches our hearts

- God is for us

- more than conquerors through Him who loved us 

- impossible to be separated from the love of God

- been raised up with His power

- been called "my people" and "my beloved" by Him

- not put to shame

- not rejected

- grafted into the promises of God

- a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God

- one body in Christ

- beloved

- God's servants for good

- bearer of God's love

- given the armor of light

- the Lord's, whether we live or we die

- welcomed by Christ

- full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another

- minister of Christ Jesus

"For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." Romans 16:19,20