Identity and Heritage
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Texts under consideration: 1 Corinthians 2:12-14; Ephesians 3:16.
Place and date: Pastoral Word Milladorio on 10/05/2008.
Introduction
Alicia shared with us this morning about our position (what we are)
and of our possession (what we have) in Jesus Christ. When we act
As children of God, using the resources of God, we have the victory.
guaranteed no matter how fierce the battle gets.
Transitional Sentence
According to the Bible, we can divide humanity into two large groups: The
children of God, that is to say those who through repentance and faith, have
experienced the new birth John 1:12; 1 John 3:1. And the non-believers,
the called in Ephesians 2:2 children of disobedience.
If you have not yet given your life to Christ, today you can pass from death to life.
in a single instant. If he sincerely repents of his sins and acknowledges
to Jesus as the only Lord and Savior of his life. He will be transferred from the
darkness into his marvelous light Colossians 1:13, and it will then become a
son of God.
Presentation
As a child of God, you have a position, an identity, that gives you rights.
an extraordinary inheritance. However, to inherit that inheritance is
It is necessary for you and me to know what we are in Christ.
A.- Our position (knowing what we are).
Ephesians 2:4-6
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
even when we were dead in sins, He gave us life together with
Christ (for by grace you are saved), and together with him he raised us up, and likewise
he made us sit in heavenly places with Christ Jesus
We are with Christ ruling in the heights in a position of authority.
Knowing who we are in Christ guarantees us the ability to live in victory,
enjoying all of God's resources in our favor. The enemy of
our soul tries to hide from us what we are in Christ. The people of Israel
perished says Hosea 4:6; 6:6 because knowledge was lacking.
One way to be trained for battle is to know, to understand. 2
who we are in Christ.
Romans 8:17 "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God and
co-heirs with Christ, if we suffer together with him, so that
together with him we will be glorified.
Galatians 4:7 "So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir."
of God through Christ.
Illustration: Just as God had given them the land of Palestine
to Joshua and the people of Israel Joshua 1:2, but they still had to conquer it, thus
we can know this truth mentally but we must
to conquer it and install it in our spirit.
Why?
Pablo responds to us in Galatians 4:1
For as long as the heir is a child, he is in no way different from a slave, even though he may be...
Lord of all.
We must move in the reality of who we are in Christ, no matter what
what others think of you, or how you see yourself. God's opinion is
much larger and more truthful than any other.
Daniel a governor of the spiritual world.
The prophet Daniel was a statesman who survived three rulers and two
empires. In addition, he always stayed close to places of authority.
Counselor of kings, governor of the entire province of Babylon, began his
journey as an expatriate slave.
Daniel means 'God is my Judge.'
This prince was renamed Belsazar (treasure of Baal), he
they changed the diet (forbidden foods according to the Levitical diet) and to him
they formed in the language, the arts, and Chaldean literature. All with the purpose that
he lost and forgot his identity as a son of God.
Daniel knows who he is, and he knows the true God. He remains steadfast in his decision.
not to be contaminated. And God gives him authority over the chief of the eunuchs.
Daniel 1:8-14; gives him authority over all the satraps Daniel 2:48, and gave him
authority over lions Daniel 6:22.
We are children of God, partaking of His divine nature and 3
we have a spiritual DNA that comes from the Victor. If we know who
we are and we remain in that truth, nothing and no one can separate us from
God Romans 8:31-39
B.- Our inheritance.
God's resources in Christ are unlimited Matthew 28:18; and everything has been given to us
given as an inheritance Ephesians 1:15-23.
In Ephesians 3:16 Paul prays that God may give us according to the riches of His
glory, not from the riches of his glory, but according to the riches. It is like
if a millionaire were to give a donation and gave not from the wealth he possesses,
but according to the wealth they possess - this means that their
The alms would be great. How does the Lord work? Does He give us a little of His riches?
Today and another tomorrow? No! He gives us more than we ask for or understand.
according to Ephesians 3:20.
As I said last week...
God has already given us everything we need to live a Christianity.
victorious and invigorated. We have the Holy Spirit with us, for us, and
in us. We have the Word of God which is powerful to create,
transform, heal, liberate, impart faith, hope. We have weapons
powerful spiritual forces for the destruction of everything that opposes God.
We have millions of angels who are ministering spirits of fire in favor of the
heirs of salvation. We have the glorious church of Jesus Christ that is
being built by Jesus. We have "absolutely everything"
It is our possession, let's conquer it...
Pastor Félix G