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:: Identity in Christ: How & Why We Gain Our Christ Identity

February 25, 2025 • Nurisha Liggins • Season 1 • Episode 4

Do you know the difference between the salvation and lordship? Do you know how we receive our identity in Christ? In this teaching episode, Nurisha Liggins and Resident Teacher Blessing Shuman how we receive our identity in Christ and what it means to embrace Jesus as both Savior and Lord.

Reference Scriptures to Study
Romans 12:2 (NLT)
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”

Galatians 5:24 (NIV)
“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”

Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
“ I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)
“ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God…”

The Greek word for “cleanse” is καθαρίζω (katharizō). It is used in the New Testament in various contexts, such as cleansing from sin or ritual purification.

Other Scriptures Referenced:

Proverbs 3:12 (NLT)
2 Corinthians 5:15 (NLT)

Noteworthy:

“Grace is what empowers us to get right…what we have gotten wrong.” (11:35)

“There is no condemnation, but there are consequences.” (17:24)

“Salvation was expensive to Him and free to us.” (31:42)

Suggested Reading for Disciples:

The Book of Matthew (Focus on Chapters 5-7)

The Book of John

Acts Chapter 7

To contact Blessing Shuman
"Do You Know Who You Are?" - 21 Day Journey Embracing What God Says About You: https://amzn.to/4gaaLdd

Website: www.embracingyouryou.com/

Embrace Your C.R.O.W.N. Cohort: www.embracingyouryou.com/book-online

To contact Nurisha Liggins

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