Who I Am in Christ

Posted on March 12, 2026 by RichWildman

Years ago, I discovered Neil Anderson’s books—including The Bondage Breaker and Victory Over the Darkness—and worked through the Steps to Freedom in Christ outlined in the Winning Spiritual Warfare booklet with a mentor.

Since then, I’ve found that regularly reflecting on “Who I am in Christ” strengthens my faith. The more deeply I understand my identity in Christ and what Jesus has accomplished for me, the more grounded and stable my Christian walk becomes.

Below, you’ll find the “Who I am in Christ” list from Freedom in Christ Ministries (https://www.ficm.org/). I’ve also created an expanded version that includes the full text of each referenced scripture, along with Bible Hub links for deeper study. I find it valuable to examine these truths within their original biblical context, and I hope this resource helps you do the same.

WHO I AM IN CHRIST

from Freedom in Christ Ministries

I RENOUNCE THE LIE THAT I AM REJECTED, UNLOVED, OR SHAMEFUL. IN CHRIST, I AM ACCEPTED. GOD SAYS:

I RENOUNCE THE LIE THAT I AM GUILTY, UNPROTECTED, ALONE, OR ABANDONED. IN CHRIST, I AM SECURE. GOD SAYS:

I RENOUNCE THE LIE THAT I AM WORTHLESS, INADEQUATE, HELPLESS, OR HOPELESS. IN CHRIST, I AM SIGNIFICANT. GOD SAYS:

I AM NOT THE GREAT “I AM,” BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM

(see Exodus 3:14; John 8:24, 28, 58; 1 Corinthians 15:10, Romans 6:13; 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Colossians 3:9-10)

Here is my extended version for deeper study (with links to Bible Hub included) . . .

IN CHRIST, I AM ACCEPTED:

John 1:12 ~ But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name (John 1:12).

John 15:15 ~ No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you (John 15:15).

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

1 Corinthians 6:17 ~ But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17)

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ~ Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body (1 Corinthians 6:19).

1 Corinthians 12:27 ~ Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it (1 Corinthians 12:27).

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

Ephesians 2:18 ~ for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father (Ephesians 2:18).

Colossians 1:14 ~ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:14).

Colossians 2:10 ~ and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority (Colossians 2:10).

IN CHRIST, I AM SECURE:

Romans 8:1-2 ~ Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death (Romans 8:1).

Romans 8:28 ~ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).

Romans 8:31-34 ~ What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us (Romans 8:31).

Romans 8:35-39 ~ Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, “For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:35). 

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 ~ Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge (2 Corinthians 1:21).

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

Philippians 1:6 ~ For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6).

Philippians 3:20 ~ For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:20).

2 Timothy 1:7 ~ For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline (2 Timothy 1:7).

Hebrews 4:16 ~ Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).

1 John 5:18 ~ We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him (1 John 5:18).

IN CHRIST, I AM SIGNIFICANT:

Matthew 5:13-14 ~ You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:13-14).

John 15:1-5 ~ I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing (John 15:1-5).

John 15:16 ~ You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you (John 15:16).

Acts 1:8 ~ but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth (Acts 1:8).

1 Corinthians 3:16 ~ Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16)

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 ~ Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).

2 Corinthians 6:1 ~ And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain (2 Corinthians 6:1).

Ephesians 2:6 ~ and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6).

Ephesians 2:10 ~ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them (Ephesians 2:10).

Ephesians 3:12 ~ in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him (Ephesians 3:12).

Philippians 4:13 ~ I can do all things through Him who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13).

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