Who is God?

Over the course of the past two days, we have asked and answered, “Who are you?” and “Who is God?”

Those two questions have laid a careful foundation to help us discern who we really are in light of who God is. Now, it’s time to turn the page and ask another question: how do you know what is true about you?

Like the mother of the groom, what you believe may not feel natural, but it is extremely biblical.

It is not natural to turn the other cheek, but it is biblical. See Matthew 5:38-40.

It is not natural to want to resist temptation, but it is biblical. See Romans 6:12

In our own lives, there may be choices or feelings on the surface that feel natural. But when we are confronted with them, it is essential that we take the time to peel back the layers and ask: is this biblical?

When it comes to our identity, it may feel easy to identify ourselves with the markers of culture. But truth trumps feelings. It may be legitimate to feel the way you do, but more legitimate than those feelings is the truth of who God says you really are.

Pay attention to the wording here. We are not talking about your truth or my truth. We are talking about the truth.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32

When Jesus says this to the scribes and Pharisees sitting with him at the Mount of Olives, He is not offering an empty platitude. He was introducing himself. Jesus is truth, and he has the power to save us, to set us free from sin and death, and to break the shackles of shame over our lives. He is the way, the truth, and the life, and He is leading us in the way we should go. He tells us who we are.

Jesus is truth.

Today, we can trust God. He created us. We don’t need to stand on the street corner of culture and ask for our identity; it’s already sealed in Christ, and it’s solid truth.