ID TheftID Theft

Romans 6: 1-14Romans 6: 1-14

Colossians 2: 9-15Colossians 2: 9-15

How am I How am I identified identified

with Christ?with Christ?

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alivealivefullnessfullness

baptizedbaptized

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ForgivenNot condemnedSanctifiedWiseHopeful“yes”NewReconciled to GodFreedomJustifiedOneBlessed

For you died, and For you died, and your life is now your life is now

hidden with Christ in hidden with Christ in God.God. Colossians Colossians

3: 33: 3

……for all of you who for all of you who were baptized into were baptized into Christ have clothed Christ have clothed yourselves with yourselves with

ChristChristGalatians 3: Galatians 3: 2727

I have been crucified I have been crucified with Christ and I no with Christ and I no

longer live, but Christ longer live, but Christ lives in melives in meGalatians 2: Galatians 2:

2020

Colossians 2: Colossians 2: 2020

……our old self our old self was crucified with was crucified with

Him…Him…Romans 6: Romans 6: 6-76-7

For I have the desire For I have the desire to do what is to do what is good, but I good, but I

cannot carry it out.cannot carry it out.Romans 7: Romans 7:

14-2514-25

The devil holds the The devil holds the power of death and power of death and

we were held in we were held in slavery by our fear of slavery by our fear of

deathdeathHebrews 2: 14-Hebrews 2: 14-

1515

THEREFORETHEREFOREdo not let sin reigndo not let sin reign

in your mortal body…in your mortal body…

Romans 6: Romans 6: 12-1412-14

Buried besideBuried beside

Planted togetherPlanted together

Buried with HimBuried with HimRaised with HimRaised with Him

Romans 6: 3-5, Romans 6: 3-5, 8-118-11

Reckon yourself dead

Dead in AdamDead in Adam

Alive in ChristAlive in ChristI Corinthians 15: 12-I Corinthians 15: 12-

2222

If Christ has not been raised, then….

I die dailyI die dailyI Corinthians 15: 31I Corinthians 15: 31

II Corinthians 4: 16Colossians 3: 5-10Titus 3: 4-7

What if I forget What if I forget that I am dead in that I am dead in

Christ?Christ?Romans 8: 5-14Romans 8: 5-14

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ForgivenNot condemnedSanctifiedWiseHopeful“yes”NewReconciled to GodFreedomJustifiedOneBlessed

No one can snatch No one can snatch me from God’s me from God’s

handhandJohn 10John 10But, can I jump?

Can my identification in Christ be stolen?

Can I lose my salvation?

Apostasy – Apostasy –

abandonment of, abandonment of, defection from the defection from the

faithfaith

Matthew 24: 10-12Matthew 24: 10-12

II Thessalonians 2: 3II Thessalonians 2: 3

I Timothy 4: 1I Timothy 4: 1

Our identification in Our identification in ChristChrist

Don’tDon’tForget itForget it

Get complacent with itGet complacent with itBe apathetic toward itBe apathetic toward itI Peter 5: 8-9I Peter 5: 8-9

II Corinthians 11: 1-II Corinthians 11: 1-44

Colossians 2: 8Colossians 2: 8