In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me and I in you
Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament
I have come to realize recently that there are far too many believers who are not aware of their own identity in the Father. This morning I received a message from a good friend who offered his apologies for his behavior recently. In his words, he was sorry for being a ***hole. My first thought was, does he even know who he is in the Father? It is a common well known adage that if there is garbage in, there will indeed be garbage out. Meaning, if we think of ourselves as insignificant, then that is exactly how we will conduct ourselves. Trust me, I know this because I've lived it myself. For too many years my identity of myself revolved around how out of shape I was. Not surprisingly, this led to some dismal feelings of the kind of person that I was. I also was failing to recognize who I was in the Fathers eyes. For all too often the way that we perceive ourselves is NOT the way in which the Father looks upon us. This is the battle that I fought. Unfortunately, at that time the eyes of my own understanding had yet to be opened to who I truly was. I feel that this is the struggle which my friend is now facing. Our paths have been similar, with other people around us constantly telling us who it is that THEY thought we were. Of course, this is all bullshit. Or, as I like to say, background noise. The reason that so many people, including my friend, have been blinded to their true identity is that our identity in the Father is rarely taught in the mainstream church theology. What is taught is that we have somehow become separated from the Father by our own sin, and that is how God now sees us. I was reminded of this mentality in a recent conversation with one of my gym friends who insisted that sin was his biggest stumbling block. In a way I agree with him. For it is our own belief in the lie that is our biggest obstacle. This is not a sin issue, but an issue of our own understanding of who it is that we are.
With Christ have I been crucified, yet I am living; no longer I, but living in me is Christ. Now that which I am now living in the flesh, I am living in faith that is of the Son of God, Who loves me, and gives Himself u for me
Paul to the Galatians 2: 20, Concordant New Testament
Part of our group conversation the other night focused around the undeniable fact that we cannot become separated from our creator. This is part of the lie of the mainstream church theology. As Christians, we celebrate the truth that it is God who has created us in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}. This is scriptural and is without question a core belief of our faith. Yet when it comes to knowing who we ultimately are as His creation, that belief gets tossed out the window. Instead, we adhere to the false belief that the sin which Christ Jesus gave Himself to defeat is somehow still an issue in our lives {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}. Remember, it is the apostle Paul who proclaims that Jesus gave Himself "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}. In fact, I believe that if more believers knew and understood Paul's words concerning sin which we find in Romans 6 that the sin issue would no longer be a valid excuse to be used by the mainstream church. We are NO LONGER sinners in the Fathers eyes. We're not even sinners saved by the Fathers grace. Who we are now in this moment are His beloved children {First Epistle of John 3:1}. Again, the scriptures proclaim this without a doubt. To my knowledge, one of the only place we will hear of our separation from the Father Who created us is in the halls of the mainstream church. Yet this is NOT who I am in Him. Who I am is His loved child created in His likeness.
Perceive what manner of love the Father has given us, that we may be called children of God! And we are! Therefore the world does not know us, for it did not know Him
First Epistle of John 3: 1, Concordant New Testament
~Scott~
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