[Faith-Talk] Fwd: Know who you are (not)

[Steve Heesen]

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> Date: December 11, 2018 at 7:14:00 PM CST
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> Subject: Know who you are (not)
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> December 11, 2018 
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> Misplaced identity plagues humans in general, and far too many Christians. We need regular help remembering who we are in Christ — and who we are not. 
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> Marshall Segal turns to 1 Peter for help. Satan may try to deceive us by pointing out, “Look at who you were.” But in Christ, we can answer in confidence, “Yes, I was. But now I am not. Now I belong to Jesus.” In the words of John Newton (1725–1807), “I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am.” Flip with us to 1 Peter, and remember who you are, and know who you are not.
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> John Piper is lingering over our “favorite verse” in four parts: John 3:16. Clarify the nature of true faith and don’t believe like Judas.
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> A R T I C L E
> Know Who You Are Not
> Many of the problems that plague Christians begin with misplaced identity. Read tonight’s lead article by Marshall Segal.
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> L O O K   A T   T H E   B O O K
> Don’t Believe Like Judas
> Judas believed. The demons believe. And if we believe in the same way, we’ll share their fate. Faith must believe in and treasure all that God is for us in Christ.
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> A R T I C L E
> What a Friend We Have in Jesus
> No friend you have is closer, more caring, more truthful, more patient, more faithful than Jesus of Nazareth.
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> A R T I C L E
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> With only a few characters, Ayesha Curry, a professed believer in Jesus Christ, injected modesty — and salt and light — into the social stream.
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> A R T I C L E
> A Neglected Minority of a Different Kind: Seven Pleas to Fellow Pastors
> We cannot fully glorify our great God if we continue to marginalize those who are the weakest and most needy among us.
> Joy Around the Web
> Are Christians really free to enjoy “the things of earth”? (Joe Rigney)
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> What do ghost stories have to do with Christmas being the most wonderful time of the year? (Russell Moore)
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> Jesus hated their works. So who were the Nicolaitans of Revelation 2, and what did they believe? (Sam Storms)
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> Perhaps you’re familiar with Charles Spurgeon. But how familiar are you with his wife, Susie? (TGC)
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> Recently, our own Jon Bloom and his wife, Pam, were interviewed about the surprising women of Jesus’s family tree and public ministry — and why they’re relevant to all of us. (Faith Radio)
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> S O L I D    J O Y S
> Daily Devotionals from John Piper
> Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man. 
> –Hebrews 8:1–2
> Jesus came to orient all our attention on himself, ministering for us first on Calvary as our final Sacrifice and then in heaven as our final Priest. . . .
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> Read — or listen to John Piper read — today’s Solid Joys devotional.
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