Our Identity "in Christ"

The Promises of God in Christ are ‘yea and amen’, but only for those who actually are tested to be in the faith. (2 Corinthians 13). If a man or woman has been born again by grace through faith in the shed blood of Jesus, they obtain a new spiritual identity, being declared a joint-heir with Jesus (the only begotten Son of God). All those who believe on Christ, having been raised to this new life by the power of the Holy Spirit, are now the adopted sons and daughters of the Most High, being protected and disciplined by his mighty hand.

Years ago, a dear friend of our ministry took the time to write down over 100 promises of God to his children, listed below. We hope you are blessed with this list, and seek that it would edify you to godliness, spurring you on in the freedom of faith in Jesus.

Satan’s biggest and strongest weapon that cripples the Church is fear springing forth from lack of knowledge. Many believers feel they cannot approach the Throne of Heaven because they still have an unconquered sin in their life. However, we know by studying the Scripture, that God remembers we are but flesh and that Christ has made perfect atonement for those who are his own. There is now nothing that hinders us from approaching our Heavenly Father without shame. The only thing that would cause us to shrink back is our own doubt and unbelief - which is also sin; which was also atoned for on the Cross!

Are you beginning to see how wonderfully simple yet beautifully complex the Gospel is?

Take note to review these promises in times of trials and temptations.

WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST

Compiled by Billy Jones

  1. "I am the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus" (Il Cor 5)

  2. "I am a new creation in Christ, Old things have passed away, all things have become new!" (2Cor 5)

  3. "I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Eph)

  4. "I am accepted in the Beloved" (Eph 1)

  5. "I am saved by Grace, not of works" (Eph 2)

  6. "I am not under law, but under grace" (Rom)

  7. "ALL my sins were nailed to the Cross" (Colossians 2:14)

  8. "I am justified by faith, and I have peace with God" (Rom 5)

  9. "My sinful nature is crucified with Christ" (Rom 6)

  10. "There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ" (Rom 8)

  11. "The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death" (Rom 8)

  12. "The righteousness of the law is fulfilled in me, as I walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit" (Rom 8)

  13. "Those who are led by the Spirit are the sons of God" (Rom 8)

  14. "All things work together for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose" (Rom 8)

  15. "Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate me from God's love" (Rom 8)

  16. "Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the lusts of the flesh to obey it thereof' (Rom 13)

  17. "I am enriched in all speech and knowledge" (1Cor 1)

  18. "I have the mind of Christ" (1Cor 2)

  19. "The head of every man is Christ" (1Cor 11)

  20. "The greatest gift is Love" (1Cor 13)

  21. "The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law" (1Cor 15)

  22. "The weapons of my warfare are mighty through God" (2Cor 10)

  23. "l cast down every imagination, and bring every thought to the obedience of Christ" (2Cor 10).

  24. "God's power is perfected in my weakness" (2Cor 12)

  25. "By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified" (Gal 2)

  26. “I am crucified with Christ and I no longer live but Christ lives in me" (Gal 2)

  27. "I received the Spirit by the hearing of faith" (Gal 3)

  28. "Jesus Christ redeemed me from the curse of the law that I might receive the blessing of Abraham" (Gal 3)

  29. "It was for freedom that Christ made me free" (Gal 5)

  30. "I am crucified to the world and the world is crucified to me" (Gal 6)

  31. "I have the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of God" (Eph 2)

  32. "I put on the whole armor of God to take my stand against the devil's schemes" (Eph 6)

  33. "He that has begun a good work in me shall continue to perform it until the Day of Christ" (Phil 1)

  34. "God works in me both to will and act according to His good pleasure" (Phil 2)

  35. "I am the true circumcision and worship by the Spirit" (Phil 3)

  36. "I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings...." (Phil 3)

  37. "I am anxious for nothing" (Phil 4)

  38. "I can make it through all circumstances because Christ strengthens me" (Phil 4)

  39. "My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil 4)

  40. "I am rescued from the dominion of darkness and translated into the Kingdom of God's Beloved Son" (Col 1)

  41. "Jesus made a public spectacle of Satan, triumphing over Him by the Cross" (Col 2)

  42. "I set my affections/mind on things above, not on things of the earth" (Col 3)

  43. "For I died and my life is hidden with Christ in God" (Col 3)

  44. "I devote myself to prayer being watchful and thankful" (Col 4)

  45. "I am to pray without ceasing" (1Thes 5)

  46. "With food and clothing I will be content" (1Tim 5)

  47. "God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind" (2Tim 1)

  48. "I will labor to enter His rest" (Heb 4)

  49. "He who has entered His rest has ceased from his labors" (Heb 4)

  50. "I can come boldly to the Throne of Grace to receive grace and mercy to help me in my time of need" (Heb 4)

  51. "God has written His laws on my heart and my mind and I am His people" (Heb 8)

  52. "For by one offering He has perfected me forever, as I am sanctified" (Heb 10)

  53. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen" (Heb 11).

  54. "I look to Jesus, the author and finisher of faith....” (Heb 12)

  55. "I will continually offer the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of my lips that confess His name" (Heb 13)

  56. "I am blessed as I persevere under trials, for as I stand the test I will receive the crown of life" (Jam 1).

  57. "I count it all joy when I endure trials, for tribulation worketh patience" (Jam 1)

  58. "I am a doer of the Word, not just a hearer" (Jam 1)

  59. "My faith is made perfect through action" (Jam 2)

  60. "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective" (Jam 5)

  61. "I am born again into a living hope, and kept by the power of God" (1Pet 1).

  62. "As I suffer in the flesh I cease from sin" (1Pet 4)

  63. "I have everything I need pertaining to life and godliness through my knowledge of God" (2Pet 1)

  64. "If I confess my sins He is faithful and just to forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness" (1Jn 1)

  65. "I do not love the world nor the things in the world" (1Jn 2)

  66. "I have passed from death to life because I love my brothers" (1Jn 3)

  67. "being born of God, I overcome the world" (1Jn 5)

  68. "The victory that overcomes the world is my faith" (1Jn 5)

  69. "God's commandments are not burdensome" (1 Jn 5)

  70. "The son of God was manifest that he might destroy the works of the devil" (1Jn 3)

  71. "I am a king and a priest in service to God my Father" (Rev 1)

  72. "| overcome Satan by the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of my testimony" (Rev 12)

  73. “Jesus Christ has given me power and authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over ALL the power of the enemy" (Lk 10)

  74. "God has put His Spirit in me and CAUSES me to walk in His statutes" (Ez 36)

  75. "The joy of the Lord is my strength" (Neh 8)

  76. "God will not forsake the ones who seek His face" (Ps 9)

  77. "I call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, and so shall I be saved from my enemies" (Ps 18)

  78. "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want" (Ps 23)

  79. "God restores my soul" (Ps 23)

  80. "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant" (Ps 25)

  81. "The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear?" (Ps 27)

  82. "I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall always be in my mouth" (Ps 34)

  83. "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and He delivers them" (Ps 34)

  84. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers Him out of them all" (Ps 34)

  85. "The Lord be magnified, who delights in the prosperity of His servant" (Ps 35)

  86. "God is my refuge and strength, an ever present help in time of trouble" (Ps 46)

  87. "Cease striving and know that I am God" (Ps 46)

  88. "Let God arise and His enemies be scattered" (Ps 68)

  89. "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty" (Ps 91)

  90. "I will not be afraid of the arrow that flieth by day nor the terror by night" (Ps 91)

  91. "I will tread upon the lion and the cobra" (Ps 91)

  92. "God will satisfy me with a long life because I love Him" (Ps 91)

  93. "I will not be afraid of the arrow that flieth by day nor the terror by night" (Ps 91)

  94. "I will tread upon the lion and the cobra" (Ps 91)

  95. "God will satisfy me with a long life because I love Him" (Ps 91)

  96. "I enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise" (Ps 100)

  97. "God forgives ALL my sins and heals ALL my diseases" (Ps 103)

  98. "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed my transgressions from me" (Ps 103)

  99. “As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him" (Ps 103)

  100. "I am fearfully and wonderfully made" (Ps 139)

  101. "With the high praises of God in my mouth and the two-edged sword in my hand, I execute vengeance upon the enemy" (Ps 149)

  102. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" (Pr 1)

  103. “I trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding" (Pr 3)

  104. "In all my ways I acknowledge Him and He makes my paths straight" (Pr 3)

  105. "I watch over my heart will diligence, for from it flows the springs of life" (Pr 4)

  106. "When I guard my mouth, I guard my soul from troubles" (Pr 10)

  107. "A gentle answer turns away wrath" (Pr 15)

  108. "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" (Pr 27)

  109. "Give me neither poverty nor riches" (Pr 30)

  110. "I will fear God and keep His commandments, for this applies to every person" (Ecc 12)

  111. "I will seek God and find Him when I search for Him with all my heart" (Jer 29)

  112. "God has a hope and a future for me" (Jer 29)

  113. "God loves me with an everlasting love and draws me with His lovingkindness" (Jer 31)

  114. "The punishment that brought me peace was upon Him and by His stripes I am healed" (Is 53)

  115. "I am established in righteousness and far from oppression" (ls 54)

  116. “No weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue that rises against me in judgment, I shall condemn" (ls 54)

  117. "God's Word will not return void" (Is 55)

  118. "Not by might nor power, but by my Spirit says the Lord" (Zech 4)

  119. "God's people perish for lack of knowledge" (Hos)

  120. "I will press on to know the Lord" (Hos 6)

  121. “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered" (Joel 2)

  122. "God rejoices over me with shouts of joy" (Zeph 3)

Billy Jones is a worship leader and Bible teacher, residing in Clarksville, IN, USA

You may contact him via email: billyjones7727@gmail.com

Brother John