Day 18. Our Identity in Christ
Question 1
Our identity in Christ is everything when it comes to seeking freedom from life-dominating sin.
Romans chapter 6 begins by teaching us that all believers died with Jesus Christ on the cross.
“What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?”
Romans 6:1-2
That is Paul’s argument as to why we cannot keep on sinning as a habit pattern. As believers in Jesus, we can say this same statement that Paul did: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me!” (Galatians 2:20).
What exactly does this mean?
This means that your complete identity outside of Christ, any labels that you have had in the past, your sinful nature, and your complete past life have all died! That sinful self is who you were in Adam, not who you are in Christ.
To illustrate this truth, let me ask you a question: Do you remember the sign placed above the head of Jesus when He died on the cross?
“Above his head, they placed the written charge against him: this is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
Matthew 27:37
Since you died with Jesus, you need to see that sign written with any label you have taken to yourself apart from Christ. In my case, the sign would say, “This is Mike Cleveland, immoral, drunkard, drug addict, greedy, liar”, etc.
Question 1. What does that sign above your head say concerning you as you are crucified with Jesus? In other words, who were you outside of Christ?
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