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Discovering Our New Identity

Jonathan Evans·Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Part of Unlocked: Discovering What’s Yours

Summary

In this powerful teaching on Romans 6, Pastor Jonathan Evans explains that salvation through Jesus Christ does not merely forgive our past debt—it completely reclassifies our standing and identity before God. Because believers have died to sin and been spiritually resurrected with Christ, grace can never be used as a license for immoral living. Unlocking the abundant life requires us to stop letting our flesh modify our faith and instead live in daily agreement with who God declares us to be.

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1 Corinthians 11↗Romans 6:1-4↗Romans 6:11↗Romans 5:20-21↗

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Themes

Salvation and JustificationChristian IdentitySanctification and GraceSpiritual BaptismLiving in Agreement with God's Word

Key Points

1.Justification is a legal acquittal from the heavenly Judge that grants absolute security and immunity from spiritual double jeopardy.
2.Salvation does not merely bring a zero debt balance; it restores perfect standing and reclassifies believers into God's private wealth access.
3.Grace is never a license or prepaid coupon for habitual sin, and abusing it distorts the true nature of the covenant with Christ.
4.Believers cannot exist in two opposing spiritual states simultaneously because spiritual death to sin breaks its defining authority.
5.True identity must sit in the primary position of a believer's life so that faith crucifies the flesh rather than the flesh modifying faith.
6.The ongoing internal conflict between the flesh and the Spirit occurs because our regenerated nature currently dwells within mortal bodies awaiting final redemption.
7.Spiritual baptism immerses believers into Christ's death and resurrection, forever covering a gray life with the redeeming blood of Jesus.
8.Experiencing the abundant treasure of salvation requires actively agreeing with God's declaration of our new identity and aligning our choices accordingly.

Sermon Moments

“Justification is your security... To know that you're justified and fight not for victory, but from victory.”

“You walk into the bank... you get the zero balance and you get a perfect credit. And then Grace says, 'You are now reclassified into our private wealth management fund group.'”

“If you think that grace is a license in order for you to sin, then you are using the blood of Jesus Christ as your personal sugar daddy.”

“You cannot be dead and alive at the same time... You cannot be old and new at the same time.”

“My Christianity defines anything that I'm going through in my life because I am a Christian... you can't put your identity in the adjectival position.”

“You are not a sinner saved by grace. If you're saved by grace, you ain't no sinner—you've been justified.”

“When you get baptized in the spirit, you walk out with a red life, not a gray life, because it's covered in the blood of Jesus Christ.”

“When you come into agreement with who you are, you invest different, you read different literature, and peer pressure means nothing.”

This Week

Stop using grace as an excuse for compromise and regularly practice sincere repentance.
Speak scriptures daily over your life to reinforce your legal standing as a child and heir in Christ.
Identify any areas where you allow worldly desires or feelings to modify your Christian faith, and surrender them to God.
Meditate consistently on God's Word to transform your mindset and daily conduct.
Evaluate your circle of friends and media consumption to ensure they support your walk as a kingdom representative.
Refuse to bow to peer pressure or cultural comparison by anchoring your self-worth in God's declaration.
Pass down spiritual identity and kingdom values to your children, family, and the next generation.

Remember This

Through salvation in Christ, you have been fully justified and reclassified; true spiritual power comes when you live in daily agreement with your new identity.

A Challenge for You

Do not walk away from God's presence remaining bound by your past—step forward, receive the blood of Jesus, and live in full agreement with who He has called you to be.

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