Who You Are in Christ

Speaking of identity, here is an episode of Look at the Book by John Piper covering Who You Are in Christ. (Scroll down and click on the w link to view the video.)

Piper discusses an exposition of Philippians 3:1-3.

If you’re like me, you might ask, “What does it mean to put no confidence in the flesh?” Then, look at the next video.

A Sense of Self

We were talking on Sunday going through The Truth Project Lesson 4 about our ability to know ourselves only through the process of knowing God.

In secular psychology, identity is defined “as an enduring and continuous sense of who we are.”

As Christians, however, we define ourselves in light of the revealed nature of God. Out identity is not who we think we are, but who God thinks we are.

Some resources from the bibliography that may help clarify your thinking on this issue:

Packer, J. I. 1973. Knowing God, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

Pink, Arthur W. 1972 The Attributes of God, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.

Sproul, R. C. 1985 The Holiness of God, Wheaton, IL: Tyndale Momentum; 2nd Revised, Expanded ed. edition (July 1, 2000)

Tozer, A. W. 1961 The Knowledge of the Holy. Lincoln, NE: Back to the Bible Broadcast.