Religion & Spirituality
The Definition of Identity1 Thessalonians 5:23 - May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Man is a spirit, who has a soul, and lives in a body.SPIRIT _ pneumaGenesis 2:7 -Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. God is spiritJohn 4:24 - For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. Proverbs 20:27 - The spirit of a person is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being. Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life - Life speaks to identityBODY _ somaBody is the temple1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. Ecclesiastes 12:7 - For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. Flesh has desiresGalatians 5:17 - For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. Romans 7:7 - What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.” Romans 12:1 - Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 1 John 2:16 - For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.SOUL _ psycheWill, intellect, emotions – soulMatthew 11:29 - Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 16:26 - For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? Matthew 10:39 - Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Problem of SinRomans 7:24-25Hebrews 4:12The Journey to Personal IdentityWHO YOU ARE1 - You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus2 Corinthians 5:212 - You are a land of delightMalachi 3:123 - You are blessed in the heavenly places with every spiritual blessingEphesians 1:34 - You are a royal priesthood a people belonging to God1 Peter 2:95 - You are fearfully and wonderfully madePsalm 139:13-146 - You are not tempted beyond what we can bear1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. 7 - No weapon formed against you is able to prosperIsaiah 54:172 Corinthians 4:7Life is asking you - who are you?