Our Identity in Christ According to the Scriptures

Here is a list of Gospel Identity Scriptures to help remind us of who we are in Jesus. The
Word of God Says in Jesus Christ...

I am faithful (Ephesians 1:1) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints
who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

I am God’s child (John 1:12)   But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he
gave the right to become children of God,

I have been justified (Romans 5:1) Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am Christ’s friend (John 15:15) No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not
know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my
Father I have made known to you.

I belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:20) for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your
body.

I am a member of Christ’s Body (1 Corinthians 12:27) Now you are the body of Christ and
individually members of it.

I am assured all things work together for good (Romans 8:28) And we know that for those
who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his
purpose.

I have been established, anointed and sealed by God (2 Corinthians 1:21-22) [21] And it is
God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, [22] and who has also put his
seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

I am confident that God will perfect the work He has begun in me (Philippians 1:6) And I
am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day
of Jesus Christ.

I am a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20) But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we
await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

I am hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3) For you have died, and your life is hidden
with Christ in God.

I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy
1:7) God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me (1 John 5:18) We know that everyone
who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects
him, and the evil one does not touch him.
I am blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3) Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

I am chosen before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:4, 11) even as he chose us in him
before the foundation of the world,

I am holy and blameless (Ephesians 1:4) that we should be holy and blameless before him.

I am adopted as his child (Ephesians 1:5)  In love [5] he predestined us for adoption as sons
through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

I am given God’s glorious grace lavishly and without restriction (Ephesians 1:7,8) [7] In
him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to
the riches of his grace, [8] which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

I am in Him (Ephesians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:30) ] And because of him you are in Christ Jesus

I have redemption (Ephesians 1:8) [7] In him we have redemption through his blood

I am forgiven (Ephesians 1:8; Colossians 1:14) his beloved Son, [14] in whom we have
redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 ESV)

I have purpose (3:11) [11] This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in
Christ Jesus our Lord, [12] in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through
our faith in him.

I have hope (Ephesians 1:12) so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the
praise of his glory.

I am included (Ephesians 1:13) In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel
of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

I am sealed with the promised Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13)

I am a saint (Ephesians 1:18) having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know
what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in
the saints,

I am salt and light of the earth (Matthew 5:13-14) [13] “You are the salt of the earth, but if
salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything
except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. [14] “You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

I have been chosen and God desires me to bear fruit (John 15:1,5) I am the vine; you are
the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from
me you can do nothing.
I am a personal witness of Jesus Christ (Acts 1:8) But you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

I am God’s coworker (2 Corinthians 6:1) Working together with him, then, we appeal to you
not to receive the grace of God in vain.

I am a minister of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:17-20) All this is from God, who through
Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;

I am alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5) [4] But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great
love with which he loved us, [5] even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive
together with Christ—by grace you have been saved

I am raised up with Christ (Ephesians 2:6) [6] and raised us up with him

I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6) and seated us with him in
the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

I have been shown the incomparable riches of God’s grace (Ephesians 2:7) [7] so that in
the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us
in Christ Jesus.

God has expressed His kindness to me (Ephesians 2:7)

I am God’s workmanship (Ephesians 2:10) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

I have been brought near to God through Christ’s blood (Ephesians 2:13) [13] But now in
Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ

I have peace (Ephesians 2:14) . [14] For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one
and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

I have access to the Father (Ephesians 2:18) For through him we both have access in one
Spirit to the Father.

I am a member of God’s household (Ephesians 2:19) So then you are no longer strangers
and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

I am secure (Ephesians 2:20) built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ
Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

I am a holy temple (Ephesians 2:21; 1 Corinthians 6:19) Or do you not know that your body is
a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?

I am a dwelling for the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:22) In him you also are being built together
into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
I share in the promise of Christ Jesus (Ephesians 3:6) This mystery is that the Gentiles are
fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through
the gospel.

God’s power works through me (Ephesians 3:7) Of this gospel I was made a minister
according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

I can approach God with freedom and confidence (Ephesians 3:12) in whom we have
boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.

I know there is a purpose for my sufferings (Ephesians 3:13) So I ask you not to lose heart
over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

I can grasp how wide, long, high and deep Christ’s love is (Ephesians 3:18) ] may have
strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and
depth,

I am completed by God (Ephesians 3:19) and to know the love of Christ that surpasses
knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

I can bring glory to God (Ephesians 3:21) to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

I have been called (Ephesians 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:9) walk in a manner worthy of the calling to
which you have been called/  God, [9] who saved us and called us to a holy calling

I can be humble, gentle, patient and lovingly tolerant of others (Ephesians 4:2) with all
humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love

I can mature spiritually (Ephesians 4:15) Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow
up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

I can be certain of God’s truths and the lifestyle which He has called me to (Ephesians
4:17) you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

I can have a new attitude and a new lifestyle (Ephesians 4:21-32)

I can be kind and compassionate to others (Ephesians 4:32) Be kind to one another,
tenderhearted,

I can forgive others (Ephesians 4:32) forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

I am a light to others, and can exhibit goodness, righteousness and truth (Ephesians 5:8-
9) [8] for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of
light [9] (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

I can understand what God’s will is (Ephesians 5:17) Therefore do not be foolish, but
understand what the will of the Lord is.
I can give thanks for everything (Ephesians 5:20) giving thanks always and for everything to
God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

I don’t have to always have my own agenda (Ephesians 5:21) submitting to one another
out of reverence for Christ.

I can honor God through marriage (Ephesians 5:22-33)

I can parent my children with composure (Ephesians 6:4) Fathers, do not provoke your
children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

I can be strong (Ephesians 6:10) be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

I have God’s power (Ephesians 6:10)

I can stand firm in the day of evil (Ephesians 6:13) Therefore take up the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

I am dead to sin (Romans 6:11) So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to
God in Christ Jesus.

I am not alone (Hebrews 13:5) for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.

I am growing (Colossians 2:7) [6] Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in
him, [7] rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught,
abounding in thanksgiving.

I am His disciple (John 13:15) For I have given you an example, that you also should do just
as I have done to you.

I am prayed for by Jesus Christ (John 17:20-23) [20] “I do not ask for these only, but also for
those who will believe in me through their word, [21] that they may all be one, just as you,
Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that
you have sent me. [22] The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may
be one even as we are one, [23] I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one,
so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.

I am united with other believers (John 17:20-23)

I am not in want (Philippians 4:19) And my God will supply every need of yours according to
his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

I possess the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2:16) we have the mind of Christ.

I am promised eternal life (John 6:47) Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal
life.

I am promised a full life (John 10:10) I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
I am victorious (I John 5:4) For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.
And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

My heart and mind is protected with God’s peace (Philippians 4:7) And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I am chosen and dearly loved (Colossians 3:12)  Put on then, as eGod's chosen ones, holy and
beloved, fcompassionate hearts, gkindness, hhumility, meekness, and patience,

I am blameless (I Corinthians 1:8) as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[8] who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am set free (Romans 8:2; John 8:32) For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ
Jesus from the law of sin and death. | “you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

I am crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20) I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I
who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son
of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

I am a light in the world (Matthew 5:14) You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill
cannot be hidden.

I am more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37) in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us.

I am the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21) For our sake he made him to be sin who
knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

I am safe (I John 5:18) [18] We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep
on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

I am part of God’s kingdom (Revelation 1:6) To him who loves us and has freed us from our
sins by his blood [6] and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory
and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

I am healed from sin (I Peter 2:24) He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we
might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

I am no longer condemned (Romans 8:1, 2) [8:1] There is therefore now no condemnation

for those who are in Christ Jesus. [2] For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ
Jesus from the law of sin and death.

I am not helpless (Philippians 4:13) I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

I am overcoming (I John 4:4) Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for
he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

I am persevering (Philippians 3:14) ] I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward
call of God in Christ Jesus.
I am protected (John 10:28) I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one
will snatch them out of my hand.

I am born again (I Peter 1:23) since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of
imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God

I am a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.

The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

I am delivered (Colossians 1:13) He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and
transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son

I am redeemed from the curse of the Law (Galatians 3:13) Christ redeemed us from the
curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is
hanged on a tree”—

I am qualified to share in His inheritance (Colossians 1:12) giving thanks to the Father, who
has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

I am victorious (1 Corinthians 15:57) But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.