{"id":5721,"date":"2021-08-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5721"},"modified":"2021-03-01T20:57:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T02:57:38","slug":"who-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5721","title":{"rendered":"Who Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5722\" width=\"215\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro-600x867.jpg 600w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro-1063x1536.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro-1320x1907.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Who-do-they-say-that-I-am-churchartpro.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once, Jesus asked His disciples, \u201cWhom do men say that I am?\u201d Some said He was John the Baptist, some said Elias, some said a prophet, and so on. Jesus was no doubt curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Jesus asked Peter, he replied, \u201cYou are Christ, the Son of the living God\u201d (Matthew 16:13-17). It pleased Jesus that Peter realized this. After all, Christ knew who He was even if those He came in contact with weren\u2019t quite sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about us? Do we know who we are? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we turn our lives over to God, we belong to Him. And from that very moment, our identity changes and we become new people (2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 4:24). Sometimes just knowing who we are can make a difference in how we live our lives. Here is just a sampling of who we are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>We are God\u2019s children (John 1:12).<\/li><li>We are loved (John 3:16).<\/li><li>We are Jesus\u2019 friend (John 15:15).<\/li><li>We are accepted (Romans 15:7).<\/li><li>We are chosen (Ephesians 1:4). \u00a0<\/li><li>We are redeemed (Ephesians 1:7).<\/li><li>We are justified (Romans 3:24).<\/li><li>We are saved, not condemned (Romans 8:1).<\/li><li>We are free, not slaves (Romans 6:6).<\/li><li>We are heirs (Romans 8:17).<\/li><li>We are dwelling places for the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19).<\/li><li>We are led by God (2 Corinthians 2:14).<\/li><li>We are righteous (2 Corinthians 2:15).<\/li><li>We are blessed (Ephesians 1:3).<\/li><li>We are alive in Christ (Ephesians 1:4-5).<\/li><li>We are complete in Christ (Colossians 2:10).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our identity is now in Christ. All these attributes are who we are in Christ, not earned by us but freely given. The Bible says as a man thinks, so he is (Proverbs 23:7). How we perceive ourselves makes a difference in how we act, how we react, and how we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So who do you think you are? We can\u2019t afford to get caught up in who others might think we are. We have an abundant life and rich inheritance. After all, we are God\u2019s children! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>*****<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFinally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.\u201d ~Philippians 4:8 (KJV)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world\u2026 Once, Jesus asked His disciples, \u201cWhom do men say that I am?\u201d Some said He was John the Baptist, some said Elias, some said a prophet, and so on. 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