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Christian Identity

Christian Identity is a condition of being a certain person. By certain set of characteristics a person is known. The individual or group has awareness that is distinct.

Selfhood is not defined in Christianity, because Christians deny themselves to live for Christ. Christian Identity is defined in what God does to people and the relationship he creates with people and their purpose. Christians are created in God's image and likeness. The first chapter and twenty seventh verse of the Genesis book in the Bible (NKJV translation) states the following: "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."

God created humans carefully. In the book of Psalms in the Bible chapter hundred thirty nine verse fourteen (NKJV) states the following: "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well." God created humans who we are so that we could make known his identity.

New Belonging in Jesus

When people start believing in Jesus Christ, it is believed that they receive everlasting life. In the first book of Thessalonians chapter four verse fourteen the Bible states, "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus."

God changes people's hearts when they start believing in him. The second Corinthians chapter five verse seventeen states the following: ''"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (NKJV)''

Christ's joy becomes the believers' joy; his love, their love; his peace, their peace; his strength, their strength.

United to Jesus

When people believe in Jesus Christ and accepts him as their Lord they get rid of their shame and the emptiness they once felt, dissappears. They experience a fullness of union with Christ.

Citizens of Heaven

In Christ, believers belong to heaven and they are sojourners on earth. True Christian believers become born again for a greater kind of existence.

True Christian believers finds confidence in Jesus Christ. In the second Corinthians book chapter three verse four to five (NIV) It is written: "Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God."

The Christian Identity gets found in Jesus Christ. The main aim is to become like Jesus Christ.