~ I Am Created for Relationship With
God, 3 ~
Introduction
~ When Christians understand the various
characteristics and aspects of the birthright which came with their second
birth, they comprehend their identity
in Christ. Once Christians understand
their identity, their destiny is also
clear! This series of “Abundant Life
Now” posts will look at one of those facets each week.
This Week’s Verse
~ Jesus said, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even
so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish
but have eternal life. For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
He who believes in Him is not condemned;
but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed
in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world,
and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light
and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light,
that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God” (John
3:14-21).
Significance
~ Jesus Christ—the very Son of
God—wants to have a personal relationship with you! This is the big
distinctive of the Christian faith. We
serve a living Savior in relationship
rather than a religion of do’s and
don’ts. Jesus Christ finished the work
of Salvation on the Cross of Calvary.
“It is finished!” (John 19:30).
All you have to do is accept His offer of the free gift of eternal
life.
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“IDENTITY IN CHRIST” NOTES ~~~
(1) Each Monday ALN posts an example of
Scripture’s description of aspects/characteristics of Christians—those who have
personally trusted in Jesus Christ, The Messiah, as their personal Savior.
(2) This series is not intended to be an
exhaustive list.
(3) God the Father described Himself to Moses as
the great “I AM” (Exodus 3:14).
God the Son also said “I AM”
(John 8:58).
(4) Jesus Christ is the Son of God and several
times in the Gospel of John He refers to Himself as “I am.” “I am the Bread of Life” (6:35-51), “I am the Light of the World” (8:12,
9:5), “I am the Door” (10:7-9), “I am the Good Shepherd” (10:11-14), “I am the Son of God” (10:36), “I am the Resurrection and the Life”
(11:25), “I am the Way, the Truth,
and the Life” (14:6), “I am in the
Father, and the Father in Me … Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me” (John 14:10-11), and “I am the True Vine” (15:1-5).
(5) Individual Christians are also sons and
daughters of God. This series will show
some of the various “I am” aspects
of a Christian.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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