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It encompasses one's sense of self, purpose, and belonging, rooted in the divine image and calling. The Bible provides foundational insights into human identity, emphasizing its origin, transformation, and ultimate fulfillment in Christ.<br><br><b>Creation and the Image of God</b> <br>The concept of identity begins in Genesis, where humanity is created in the image of God. <a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a> states, "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." This foundational truth establishes that human identity is intrinsically linked to the divine, conferring dignity, value, and purpose upon every individual.<br><br><b>Fall and Distortion of Identity</b> <br>The fall of humanity, as described in <a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, introduces sin, which distorts the original identity given by God. This separation from God leads to a fractured understanding of self, characterized by shame, fear, and alienation. <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a> highlights this condition: "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."<br><br><b>Identity in Christ</b> <br>The New Testament reveals the restoration of identity through Jesus Christ. Believers are called to find their true identity in Him. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a> declares, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come!" This transformation signifies a return to the intended relationship with God, marked by reconciliation and renewal.<br><br><b>Adoption as Children of God</b> <br>A key aspect of Christian identity is the concept of adoption into God's family. <a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12</a> affirms, "But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God." This adoption bestows a new identity, characterized by intimacy with the Father and inheritance in His kingdom.<br><br><b>Identity and Community</b> <br>The Bible emphasizes the communal aspect of identity. Believers are part of the body of Christ, each with unique roles and gifts. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-27.htm">1 Corinthians 12:27</a> states, "Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it." This collective identity fosters unity, mutual edification, and a shared mission.<br><br><b>Identity and Holiness</b> <br>Christian identity is also linked to holiness and moral conduct. <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a> exhorts, "But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.'" This call to holiness reflects the transformative work of the Holy Spirit, shaping believers to reflect God's character.<br><br><b>Eternal Identity</b> <br>The Bible assures believers of an eternal identity, secured in Christ. <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a> reminds, "But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ." This eternal perspective provides hope and purpose, guiding believers to live in light of their heavenly calling.<br><br><b>Challenges to Identity</b> <br>Throughout Scripture, challenges to identity arise from cultural pressures, false teachings, and personal struggles. <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> advises, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." This transformation involves discerning God's will and resisting influences that distort one's true identity in Christ.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b> <br>The biblical understanding of identity is deeply rooted in the relationship with God, shaped by creation, redemption, and sanctification. It calls believers to live out their identity in Christ, reflecting His image and fulfilling their divine purpose.<a name="top" id="top"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Bible Verses</div><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a></span><br>So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br>And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/context/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a></span><br>Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br>For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4909.htm"><span class="l">4909. suneudokeo -- to join in approving</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4909 (from 4862 , "<b>identity</b> " and 2106 , "seems good") -- properly, to in a "" (),<br> in keeping with the involved (note the ); to cooperate with a partner to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4909.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/914.htm"><span class="l">914. Barachias -- Barachiah, the father of a man killed in the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Barachias Phonetic Spelling: (bar-akh-ee'-as) Short<br> Definition: Barachiah Definition: Barachiah; his <b>identity</b> is uncertain <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/914.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2473.htm"><span class="l">2473. isopsuchos -- like-minded</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Phil 2:17,20). [2473 (literally "equal-soul (<b>identity</b>)" shows believers (when led<br> by God) will treat the moral weight of a matter similarly, ie with the same <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2473.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5591.htm"><span class="l">5591. psuchikos -- natural, of the soul or mind</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 5591 (an adjective, derived from 5590 , "soul, natural <b>identity</b>") -- properly, ,<br> ie what is natural, as it relates to () life alone (ie apart from God's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5591.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/3642.htm"><span class="l">3642. oligopsuchos -- fainthearted</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3642 (from 3641 , "little in " and 5590, "soul") -- properly, an undeveloped soul,<br> lacking in (without a healthy <b>identity</b>, developed individuality). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3642.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4886.htm"><span class="l">4886. sundesmos -- that which binds together, ie a bond</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4886 (from 4862 , "closely <b>identity</b> " and 1210 , "to bind") -- properly, a bond<br> (close union); a close () which produces close harmony between (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4886.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1736.htm"><span class="l">1736. endemeo -- to be in one's own country, to be at home</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1736 (from 1722 "in," intensifying 1218 , "people bonded together by a particular<br> <b>identity</b>") -- properly, be present (), as amongst one's own type of (kindred <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1736.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4899.htm"><span class="l">4899. suneklektos -- chosen together with</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4899 (from 4862 , "<b>identity</b> " and 1588 , "chosen") -- properly, , ie believers<br> who because each (used only in 1 Pet 5:13). See 1588 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4899.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4932.htm"><span class="l">4932. suntemno -- to cut in pieces</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4932 (from 4862 , "<b>identity</b> " and , "cut, divide") -- properly, cut together with,<br> which "limits or restricts the scope of" (Souter), ie to make "the shortest <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4932.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/tertullian/against_praxeas/chapter_xi_the_identity_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Identity</b> of the Father and the Son, as Praxeas Held It, Shown <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter XI."The <b>Identity</b> of the Father and the Son, as Praxeas Held It, Shown<br> to Be Full of Perplexity and Absurdity. Many Scriptures <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/against praxeas/chapter xi the identity of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/daily_thoughts_/future_identity_january_25.htm"><span class="l">Future <b>Identity</b>. January 25.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Future <b>Identity</b>. January 25. I believe that the union of those who have loved<br> here will in the next world amount to perfect <b>identity</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /future identity january 25.htm</font><p><a href="/library/paley/evidences_of_christianity/chapter_iv_identity_of_christs.htm"><span class="l"><b>Identity</b> of Christ's Character.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> PART II. OF THE AUXILIARY EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY CHAPTER IV. <b>IDENTITY</b><br> OF CHRIST'S CHARACTER. THE argument expressed by this title <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../paley/evidences of christianity/chapter iv identity of christs.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/of_the_conditions_of_those.htm"><span class="l">Of the Conditions of those who Rise Again, and First of their <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF THE CONDITIONS OF THOSE WHO RISE AGAIN, AND FIRST OF THEIR <b>IDENTITY</b> (THREE<br> ARTICLES). In the next place we must consider the conditions <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/of the conditions of those.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_resurrection_of_the_flesh/chapter_lxiii_conclusion_the_resurrection_of.htm"><span class="l">Conclusion the Resurrection of the Flesh in Its Absolute <b>Identity</b> <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter LXIII."Conclusion The Resurrection of the Flesh in Its Absolute<br> <b>Identity</b> and Perfection. Belief of This Had Become Weak. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter lxiii conclusion the resurrection of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/section_4_he_thus_shows.htm"><span class="l">He Thus Shows the Oneness of the Eternal Son with the Father the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Section 4. He thus shows the oneness of the Eternal Son with the Father the <b>identity</b><br> of essence and the community of nature (wherein is a natural inquiry into <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 4 he thus shows.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/against_praxeas/chapter_x_the_very_names_of.htm"><span class="l">The Very Names of Father and Son Prove the Personal Distinction of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter X."The Very Names of Father and Son Prove the Personal Distinction of the<br> Two They Cannot Possibly Be Identical, Nor is Their <b>Identity</b> Necessary to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/against praxeas/chapter x the very names of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/a_treatise_on_the_soul/chapter_x_the_simple_nature_of.htm"><span class="l">The Simple Nature of the Soul is Asserted with Plato. The <b>Identity</b> <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter X."The Simple Nature of the Soul is Asserted with Plato. The <b>Identity</b><br> of Spirit and Soul. It is essential to a firm faith <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter x the simple nature of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_resurrection_of_the_flesh/chapter_lvi_the_procedure_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Procedure of the Last Judgment, and Its Awards, Only Possible <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter LVI."The Procedure of the Last Judgment, and Its Awards, Only Possible<br> on the <b>Identity</b> of the Risen Body with Our Present Flesh. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter lvi the procedure of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_resurrection_of_the_flesh/chapter_lix_our_flesh_in_the.htm"><span class="l">Our Flesh in the Resurrection Capable, Without Losing Its <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter LIX."Our Flesh in the Resurrection Capable, Without Losing Its Essential<br> <b>Identity</b>, of Bearing the Changed Conditions of Eternal Life, or of Death <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter lix our flesh in the.htm</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-divorce-rate.html">Is the divorce rate among Christians truly the same as among non-Christians? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-a-pariah.html">What is a pariah? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/people-Bible-last-names.html">Did the people in the Bible have last names? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/identified.htm">Identified: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/i/identified.htm">Identified</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/i/identifying_false_teachers.htm">Identifying False Teachers</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/i/identity.htm">Identity</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/drivel.htm">Drivel (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/idle.htm">Idle (33 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/natural.htm">Natural (49 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/innocent.htm">Innocent (97 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/identified.htm">Identified (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fool.htm">Fool (95 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/soft.htm">Soft (36 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/i/identifying_with_the_transgressors.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Identifying with the Transgressors"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Identifying with the Transgressors" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_allegiance.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Identity and Allegiance"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Identity and Allegiance" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>