BEFORE CHRIST: Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
We were ______________ in our transgressions and an object of God’s _________________. We followed __________________ ways to the point that we were an _________________ of God, enslaved to _____________ and full of ______________ thoughts and desires.
AFTER CHRIST: 2 Corinthians 5:17 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
We are made _____________ in Christ through God’s ________________ and given salvation. We now stand for _____________ to bring God glory as His ______________. We are ________________ in Christ to ______________, ____________, and some day ______________ with Him in glory.
1 Peter 2:9 We are a ______________ people, a ___________ priesthood, a ____________ nation, a _______________ belonging to God that we may _________________ the praises of Him who _______________ us out of darkness into His wonderful light.
3 WAYS TO MEASURE MY IDENTITY WORTH
__________________ comparing myself against others hoping to do well enough to earn the sense of worth I desire.
____________________ approach, I exist and am at the top of the food chain, therefore I have greater worth.
_____________________ we have worth based on the __________________ that we are made in the ______________ of God. This doesn’t come by performing at a certain level, it comes from being “wonderfully and fearfully” made by God. It is permanent worth because God never unmakes us in His image and your worth is equal with everyone else!