Your Identity in the Trinity

Discovering God’s Grace in the Gospel

Sean Cole

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781532673856
  9781532673863
• eBook ISBN:
  9781532673870
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Theology

Many believers struggle with assurance of salvation, tending to approach obedience to God out of either guilt or legalism. We exist to display God's glory, declare God's gospel, and disciple for God's Great Commission. Instead of embracing these truths, many Christians have believed the lie that their identity in Christ does not affect how they live their lives in obedience to him. The gospel tells us that "being" (identity) comes before "doing" (obedience). This lack of understanding our gospel identity frequently results in either legalistic pride or frustrating guilt. The purpose of this book is to help believers understand their identity in the three persons of the Trinity and then joyfully serve God with gospel obedience. The gospel indicatives in the Bible serve as the fountain and power for obeying the moral imperatives in the Bible. The gospel roots our assurance of salvation and motivation to obey God in our identity, not in moralism, which elevates our performance instead of exalting the finished work of Christ.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Chief End of Man—God’s Glory
• Chapter 2: The Power of Salvation—God’s Gospel
• Chapter 3: Essentials of your Identity
• Chapter 4: Your Identity in the Father
• Chapter 5: Your Identity in the Son
• Chapter 6: Your Identity in the Holy Spirit
• Chapter 7: The Deception of Indwelling Sin
• Chapter 8: The Intense Struggle with Sin
• Chapter 9: Killing Sin
• Chapter 10: The Authoritative Word
• Chapter 11: The Intimacy in Prayer
• Chapter 12: The Celebration of the Ordinances
• Chapter 13: Practicing the Gospel “One Anothers”
• Chapter 14: Obeying the Great Commission
• Chapter 15: Your Identity in Suffering
• Conclusion
• Bibliography