Who I am in Christ: declarations from the Bible
These are “I am” declarations, each one something the Bible says about people who belong to Jesus. They're true because God says them, not because you feel them.
When you forget who you are, other voices are happy to tell you: worthless, a mistake, too much, not enough. These declarations answer them with what God says.
Most of them are about people who have trusted Jesus, which is why so many say in Christ. If that isn't you yet, you can start today. Jesus said He'll never turn away anyone who comes to Him (John 6:37).
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15 declarations
Each with its verse and the lie it answers.
- 1
I'm made in the image of God.
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:27Read in context Answers the lie“I'm worthless.”
Bible verses for when you feel worthless - 2
I'm fearfully and wonderfully made.
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
Psalm 139:14What it means Answers the lie“I'll never measure up.”
Bible verses for when you feel like you're not enough - 3
In Christ I'm God's workmanship, made for the good He prepared for me.
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Ephesians 2:10What it means Answers the lie“I'm a mistake.”
Bible verses for when you feel like a mistake - 4
I've received Jesus, so I'm a child of God.
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God…
John 1:12Read in context Answers the lie“I don't even know who I am anymore.”
Bible verses on who God says you are - 5
In Christ I'm a new creation. The old has passed away.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17Read in context Answers the lie“I'll never change. This is just who I am.”
Bible verses for when you feel like you'll never change - 6
In Christ there is no condemnation for me.
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1What it means Answers the lie“God must be so disappointed in me.”
Bible verses for when you feel God is disappointed in you - 7
In Christ I'm rescued from the darkness and forgiven.
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:13-14Read in context Answers the lie“What I did is too much for God to forgive.”
Bible verses for when you feel God can't forgive you - 8
God loves me, and nothing can separate me from His love in Christ Jesus.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39Read in context Answers the lie“God couldn't love someone like me.”
Bible verses for when you feel unworthy of God's love - 9
I belong to Christ, and He has accepted me.
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
Romans 15:7Read in context Answers the lie“They didn't want me. Something must be wrong with me.”
Bible verses for when you feel rejected - 10
In Christ I'm a member of God's household, not an outsider.
Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household…
Ephesians 2:19Read in context Answers the lie“I don't fit in anywhere.”
Bible verses for when you feel like you don't belong - 11
When I come to Jesus, He will never drive me away.
Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
John 6:37Read in context Answers the lie“Nobody wants me around.”
Bible verses for when you feel unwanted - 12
When I follow Jesus, He calls me His friend.
You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
John 15:14-15Read in context Answers the lie“I'm going to be alone forever.”
Bible verses for when you're afraid of being alone forever - 13
In Christ I'm chosen, holy and dearly loved by God.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12Read in context Answers the lie“No one could really love me.”
Bible verses for when you feel unlovable - 14
I've been made complete in Christ. I don't have to earn what He has already given me.
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
Colossians 2:10Read in context Answers the lie“If I'm not perfect, I've failed.”
Bible verses for when you feel you have to be perfect - 15
I've trusted Jesus, and Christ lives in me. The Son of God loved me and gave Himself up for me.
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20What it means Answers the lie“Everyone else at church has it together. I'm a fake.”
Bible verses for when you feel like you're not a good enough Christian
Verses from the Berean Standard Bible. From getflipthescript.com/bible-declarations
Questions people ask
What does the Bible say about who I am in Christ?
That if you've trusted Jesus, you're God's child (John 1:12) and a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). You're forgiven, accepted and loved, and nothing can separate you from God's love (Romans 8:38-39). Who you are rests on what He has done, not on your record.
Are “I am” declarations biblical?
When they say what the Bible says, yes. The danger is making up “I am” lines the Bible doesn't support, or claiming promises made to believers without coming to Jesus. Each declaration here sits next to its verse so you can check it.
What if I don't feel like any of this is true?
Feelings change; God's Word doesn't. Say it anyway, slowly, and read the verse next to it. If a sense of being worthless won't lift, please talk with someone you trust, like a pastor or a counselor.
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