The Battle for Our Identity (Compassion Sunday) | Ephesians 2:1-10

Who are you? If I asked you that question, how you answer it? Most people define themselves by these things: I am what I do; I am what I have; I am what I have accomplished; I am what other people think about me; I am what has happened to me. Those things may tell us about you, but they do not ultimately define you. One of the greatest battles you will ever fight is the battle over your identity. 

The world wants to tell you who you are. Your feelings want to make you think you are something. Your past decisions and scars want to define you. Other people’s opinions shape what you think about yourself. We have an enemy who would love nothing more than for you to build your identity on a lie rather than what God says. Who you believe you are eventually determines how you live your life.

Identity is one of the major themes of Ephesians. In Ephesians 2, Paul gives us our gospel identity in three movements: who we once were before Christ, who we now are because of Christ and what we are now called to do for Christ. We were dead in sin, but because of God’s great love towards us, we are now demonstrations of His grace and have been deployed for good works.