Identity In Jesus

Identity is a biblical discipleship resource that helps public servants and engaged Christians anchor who they are in Christ, so that voters, media, and cultural pressure do not define them.

Core Purpose

• Unpacks a biblical understanding of personal identity, contrasting two paths: seeing yourself primarily as a “sinner” trying to live like a saint, or as a “saint” who occasionally sins.
• Aims to form a stable inner life for civil servants so their decisions flow from God’s calling, not from labels, polls, or circumstances.

Structure And Key Themes

• Organized into short sections with Scripture, spoken declarations, and journaling prompts on topics like being created by God, male or female, in God’s image, 100% paid for, forgiven, and purified.
• Walks through three “two paths” contrasts: sinner vs. saint, man’s label vs. God’s label, and circumstances vs. identity, inviting readers to choose God’s narrative over cultural narratives.

Identity Statements In Christ

• Emphasizes truths such as being accepted, set free, transferred, a child of God, chosen, secure, holy, belonging to Jesus, protected, set apart, citizens of heaven, brand new, heirs of God, complete, blessed, known, and treasured.
• Each truth pairs a core passage (e.g., Psalm 139, Genesis 1, 1 Corinthians 7, 1 Peter 1, Isaiah 43–44, 1 John 3) with a spoken declaration and application questions tailored to public service.

Designed For Public Servants

• Every section applies identity doctrine directly to civic vocations, asking how seeing God as Creator, Redeemer, and Father changes how one legislates, leads, and serves constituents.
• Frames public officials as “ministers of God for good,” helping them resist dehumanizing labels and partisan pressure by rooting decisions in who God says they are.

Connection To FPIW’s Mission

• Produced by the Family Policy Institute of Washington as part of its Civil Servants series to defend and advance biblical values in the public square through inner-life formation, not just issue training.
• Complements FPIW’s Defender call to pray, sign, vote, engage, and recruit by grounding that activism in a stable, Christ-centered identity.