tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267959281697024429.post3342526710155675844..comments2010-07-24T09:52:34.445-07:00Comments on The College Church: Stepping off the Ledge - Jesus' Temptation 1Justin Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14265904583454488979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267959281697024429.post-89557867594118388642010-07-23T10:13:39.867-07:002010-07-23T10:13:39.867-07:00Well said, Justin. I have been thinking a lot abou...Well said, Justin. I have been thinking a lot about my identity lately, and was reminded while reading in Romans, about how we are all parts of one body, <br /><br />3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his[a]faith. 7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. (romans 12:3-8)<br /><br />What I often fail to remember, in this world where we often desperately seek the approval and recognition from others, is that my identity is in CHRIST. Period. no one else's opinion of who or what I am matters. My identity rests only in who he is shaping me to be and all else is just a false sense of self. Sadly, the false sense of who I am , is often far easier to embrace than the truth. Why do we chase and embrace what we know to be a lie?... In this way, I believe Satan tempts us all, we want to answer that question of "who are you" by laying out all of our accomplishments and accolades achieved and received from man, and in this way, we back up from that ledge and miss the point entirely. We fail the 'test'. Thank God Christ didn't. Thank God that it IS in him we find our true worth and identity, if only we would embrace it!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593825567437102334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267959281697024429.post-91609598207290372012010-07-22T20:28:21.691-07:002010-07-22T20:28:21.691-07:00You're still one of my heroes Justin!You're still one of my heroes Justin!Jesse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124195907808696270noreply@blogger.com