Series Archives: Reborn Identity: Baptism

The (re)Born Identity of Security: Remembering Who You’ve Become Through Baptism (Col. 2:6-23; Gal. 3:15-4:7)

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: Baptism

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: Baptism “The Bourne Identity” was a 2002 film based on a book by Robert Ludlum.[1] “The Bourne Identity” begins with the crew of an Italian fishing boat sighting a man floating unconscious in the sea. After pulling him out, the crew of the boat [...]

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The (re)Born Identity of Sanctity: Remembering Who You’ve Become Through Baptism (Rom. 6:1-23; 1 Cor. 6:9-11)

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: Baptism

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: BaptismA man once emailed me. He claimed to be a Christian. And the topic of his email was sin. He wrote about his sexual addictions and how he’s been attending counseling to deal with the addiction. He said, I am trying to get [...]

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The (re)Born Identity of Suffering: Remembering Who You’ve Become Through Baptism (1 Pet. 3:17-4;2)

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: Baptism

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: BaptismI heard recently of a TV movie called “The Winning Season.” It tells the story of a boy whose family is going bankrupt.[1] The boy, eleven-year-old Joe, has been working for an elderly lady to earn money for his family. He’s been cleaning [...]

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The (re)Born Identity of Status: Remembering Who You’ve Become Through Baptism (1 Cor. 1:10-17)

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: Baptism

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Reborn Identity: BaptismIn his book Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller describes his search for an identity as an atheist who had just graduated from high school: [1] I’ve always been the kind of guy who likes to be seen as smart. It’s not [...]

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