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You Are Who He Says You Are
Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 18, 2020 (message contributor)
Because you are in Christ, EVERY ONE of these statements is true of you.
• I am loved. 1 John 3:3
• I am accepted. Ephesians 1:6
• I am a child of God. John 1:12
• I am Jesus' friend. John 15:14
• I am a joint heir with Jesus, sharing His inheritance with Him. Romans 8:17
• I am united with God and one spirit with Him. 1 Corinthians 6:17
• I am a temple of God. His Spirit and his life lives in me. 1 Corinthians 6:19
• I am a member of Christ's body. 1 Corinthians 12:27
• I am a Saint. Ephesians 1:1
• I am redeemed and forgiven. Colossians 1:14
• I am complete in Jesus Christ. Colossians 2:10
• I am free from condemnation. Romans 8:1
• I am a new creation because I am in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17
• I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved. Colossians 3:12
• I am established, anointed, and sealed by God. 2 Corinthians 1:21
• I do not have a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
• I am God's co-worker. 2 Corinthians 6:1
• I am seated in heavenly places with Christ. Eph 2:6
• I have direct access to God Ephesians. 2:18
• I am chosen to bear fruit John. 15:16
• I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. 1 Peter 2:5
• I have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God by which I share His nature. 2 Peter 1:4
• I can always know the presence of God because He never leaves me Hebrews. 13:5
• God works in me to help me do the things He wants me to do Philippians 2:13
• I can ask God for wisdom and He will give me what I need. James 1:5
You are not what anyone says you are. You are who God says you are. Simply choose to believe what God says about you.
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