Identity of the Christian

Romans 1:1 NIV

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—

Identity of the Christian

I. Slave of Jesus Christ

doulos (Greek) - bond slave, serve for life

John 8:36 NIV

36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

1 Corinthians 6:20 NIV

20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Identity of the Christian

I. Slave of Jesus Christ

II. Called to be an Apostle

Christians are called by God - to be saved, to share, and to serve.

Apostle - sent with a message; an ambassador on heaven's behalf

Identity of the Christian

I. Slave of Jesus Christ

II. Called to be an Apostle

III. Set Apart for the Gospel of God

Jeremiah 1:5 NIV

5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

The Gospel of God

1. The Gospel starts with God in the Garden of Eden.

2. God sent His Son to make one sacrifice to atone for sin for all time.

3. The Gospel of God is in Jesus through the Holy Spirit that came to dwell in you.

Atonement: At • one • moment

Galatians 4:4 NIV

4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

John 3:16 NIV

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

2 Corinthians 5:19 NIV

19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Romans 16:13 NIV

13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.