Our Identity in Christ

Thankfully our Lord has saved us from our past and has given us new identity in Him.  As we have been going through Romans 6-7 as a church, we have discovered this new identity.  

Our identity is more important to us than many recognize.  Jesus did not just forgive us our past, but instead He gave us a new identity with new relationships.

Let me illustrate.  Suppose a prostitute had been caught by the ruling authority and punished for the err.  But before the prostitute can begin serving a sentence, the authority rules her forgiven and gives her papers to assure she is no longer to be considered a prostitute.  But would that really change her?  Would she still be looking for love in all the wrong places?

But what if that ruling authority fell in love with that lady and chose her to be his wife?  How would that affect you?  Would you fell forgiven?  Would you have found that which you were looking for?  How would you view your future in such a relationship?

We have not just been forgiven of our past, we have been accepted by the judge and been chosen as His wife.  That makes all the difference.