Identity Theft

Identity theft


Behold what manner of love the father has given unto us that we should be called the children of God, and that is what we are. 1 John 3:1


We can hardly turn on the TV or radio without hearing about the rash of identity theft going on. It can be devastating to victims. One victim said that it affected almost all areas of her life. Her credit was damaged and she couldn't get loans since there were already loans in her name taken out by the thief. The thief cleaned out her bank account and she had checks that bounced, causing even more financial hardship. The thief used her identity to commit a crime, so she had legal battles. The stress from all of this caused problems in her personal life and her relationships suffered. It took a lot of work and money and time to clear up the problems.




As devastating as identity theft is, there is a problem in our world that is even more damaging. Spiritual identity theft. In John 10, Jesus says that the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. One of the things he tries to steal is our sense of who we are in Christ.


Here is a partial list of verses that I pulled from Crossing Church's website.


I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am Christ’s friend (John 15:15)
I belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:20)
I am a member of Christ’s Body (1 Corinthians 12:27)
I am assured all things work together for good (Romans 8:28)
I have been established, anointed and sealed by God (2 Corinthians 1:21-22)
I am confident that God will perfect the work He has begun in me (Philippians 1:6)
I am a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)
I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7)
I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me (1 John 5:18)
I am blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3)
I am chosen before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:4, 11)
I am holy and blameless (Ephesians 1:4)
I am adopted as his child (Ephesians 1:5)
I am given God’s glorious grace lavishly and without restriction


It is easy to see why the enemy would want to distract us and keep us from realizing our true identity and the power and resources that go with it. Let's commit today to search out who we are in Christ, confess it and walk in it. Stand and fight, children of God.