100+ Books Exploring the Case for Christianity

How do you examine and answer life’s most important questions?

• Why believe in God?

• Why believe in the God of the Christian faith?

I’ve collated for you some Christian responses to these vital questions. The 110 books listed below provide each author’s perspective on reasons to believe in Christ; on the reasonableness of Christianity; on the case for Christ.

I don’t “agree” with every word each author pens. I respect you, my readers, and your ability to read any of the books intelligently and discerningly. For anyone interested in different ways Christians view how to develop and present the case for Christ, you may want to read Five Views on Apologetics.

Of course, literally thousands of additional books can be added to this list. In fact, in the Join the Conversation section at the end of this post, I encourage you to do just that. These are simply a few of the books you may want to consider.

I’ve embedded within the title of each book a direct link to the Amazon.com page where you can read more about the book, read reviews of the book, and purchase the book if you desire. I’ve also organized each book within one of three general categories.

• Books Written in Response to the “New” Atheism: The “new” atheists are represented by authors such as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and Sam Harris. These authors not only attempt to create a case for non-belief, they attempt to craft a case against belief. They write with something of a “bravado” that can be intimidating to the “average” reader at first glance. However, there are logical, rational responses to their aggressive critiques of faith. The books in this category generally are written as a Christian response to these authors.

• Books Written for the “Everyday Reader”: I’m not sure how to word this “header.” I’m contrasting these books with the third category of books that have more of an “academic” audience in view. However, these books for the “everyday reader” are still “deep,” though they are something of an “easier” read than those listed in the “academic” category.

• Books Written for an “Academic” Audience: The final category collates books written more at an “academic” level. Don’t be intimidated by these book, but realize that you will need to read them with great precision as you follow their in-depth development of their perspective.

One almost final word before providing you with my collated and alphabetized list. Some might ask, “Why not provide a listing of books by atheists?” First, I do encourage people to be well-read, and I have personally read dozens of such books. Second, the focus of this post is The Case for Christianity. I’m a Christian, and I’m writing for my Christian friends who frequently ask me for recommendations on resources for “thinking Christians” (which should be all Christians, of course). Third, if you read any of these books, they will reference a host of books by those who do not believe, and thus you will be able to decide, in context, which of those books you may want to believe. Fourth, we are all at different “levels of readiness” to read books that “attack our faith.” The “new” atheism tends to be “aggressively against” Christ, Christianity, and Christians. As a counselor and human being, I happen to be sensitive to the tender faith of my fellow Christians and I think it is wise that they have a solid, informed, and reasonable foundation if they choose to read books attacking their faith.

Now a final word—to my unbelieving friends. I would encourage you to consider reading, with an open mind, some of the books on this list. Of course, I’d also encourage you to read with an open mind the Bible. Some of you have read books “supporting” your unbelief. Some of you have not read many books that make a case for Christ. Here’s an opportunity to explore life’s most important questions.

Books Written in Response to the “New” Atheism

Berlinski, David. The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions 

Copan, Paul. Is God a Moral Monster?: Making Sense of the Old Testament God 

Copan, Paul (Ed.) and William Lane Craig (Ed.). Contending with Christianity’s Critics: Answering New Atheists and Other Objectors 

Coppenger, Mark. Moral Apologetics for Contemporary Christians: Pushing Back Against Cultural and Religious Critics

Craig, William. God Is Great, God Is Good: Why Believing in God Is Reasonable and Responsible 

D’Souza, Dinesh. What’s So Great about Christianity 

Hitchens, Peter. The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith 

Lamb, David. God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?

Lennox, John. God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? 

Lennox, John. Gunning for God: A Critique of the New Atheism

McGrath, Alister. The Dawkins Delusion?: Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine

McGrath, Alister. The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World 

McGrath, Alister, Why God Won’t Go Away: Is the New Atheism Running on Empty? 

Mohler, Al. Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists

Pearcey, Nancy. Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning

Schmidt, Alvin. How Christianity Changed the World 

Spiegel, James. The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief 

Wilson, Douglas. Letter from a Christian Citizen – A Response to “Letter to a Christian Nation” by Sam Harris

Zacharias, Ravi. The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists

Zacharias, Ravi. The Real Face of Atheism. 

Books Written for the “Everyday Reader”

Alcorn, Randy. Heaven 

Cabal, Ted (Ed.). The Apologetics Study Bible: Understand Why You Believe

Chesterton, G. K. Orthodoxy

Copan, Paul. When God Goes to Starbucks: A Guide to Everyday Apologetics 

Craig, William. On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision

D’Souza, Dinesh. Life After Death: The Evidence 

Flew, Antony. There Is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind

Flew, Antony, Habermas, Gary, and David Bagget (Ed.) Did the Resurrection Happen?: A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew 

Geisler, Norman. The Big Book of Bible Difficulties: Clear and Concise Answers from Genesis to Revelation 

Geisler, Norman. I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist 

Geisler, Norman. Who Made God?: And Answers to Over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith 

Habermas, Gary. The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus 

Keller, Tim. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism 

Lennox, John. God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design Is It Anyway? 

Lewis, C. S. Mere Christianity 

Licona, Michael (Ed.) and William A. Dembski (Ed.) Evidence for God: 50 Arguments for Faith from the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Science 

Lutzer, Erwin. Christ Among Other gods 

Lutzer, Erwin. One Minute After You Die

Lutzer, Erwin. Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible

McDowell, Josh. Evidence for Christianity 

McDowell, Josh. The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict: Fully Updated to Answer the Questions Challenging Christians Today 

Mittelberg, Mark. The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask: (With Answers) 

Mittelberg, Mark. The Reason Why: Faith Makes Sense 

Morrison, Frank. Who Moved the Stone? 

Ortberg, John. Faith and Doubt

Sproul, R. C. Defending Your Faith: An Introduction to Apologetics 

Stackhouse, John. Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today 

Strobel, Lee. The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus 

Strobel, Lee. The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity 

Strobel, Lee. The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ

Strobel, Lee. The Case for the Resurrection: A First-Century Investigative Reporter Probes History’s Pivotal Event

Wright. N. T. Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense 

Zacharias, Ravi. Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message 

Books Written at the “Academic” Level 

Bahnsen. Greg. Always Ready: Directions for Defending the Faith

Barnett, Paul. Is the New Testament Reliable?

Bavinck, Herman. Our Reasonable Faith

Becwith, Francis, William Lane, and J. P. Moreland. To Everyone an Answer: A Case for the Christian Worldview

Beilby, James. Thinking About Christian Apologetics: What It Is and Why We Do It

Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels 

Blomberg, Craig. Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey (Second Edition)

Bruce, F. F. The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?

Carson, D. A. How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil

Chesterton, G. K. The Everlasting Man 

Collins, Francis. Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith

Collins, Francis, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief 

Collins, Francis and Karl Giberson. The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions 

Copan, Paul (Ed.) and William Craig (Ed.). Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics

Copan, Paul (Ed.) and William Craig (Ed.). Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics 

Cowan, Steve (Ed.). Five Views on Apologetics

Craig, William. Hard Questions, Real Answers

Craig, William. Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (3rd Edition) 

Edgar, William and Scott Oliphint. Christian Apologetics Past and Present (Volume 1, To 1500): A Primary Source Reader

Edgar, William and Scott Oliphint. Christian Apologetics Past and Present (Volume 2, From 1500): A Primary Source Reader

Frame, John. Apologetics to the Glory of God: An Introduction

Geisler, Norman. If God, Why Evil?: A New Way to Think About the Question 

Geisler, Norman. When Skeptics Ask: A Handbook on Christian Evidences 

Groothuis, Douglas. Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith 

Groothuis, Douglas. Truth Decay: Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism 

Grudem, Wayne, John Collins, and Thomas Schreiner. Understanding Scripture: An Overview of the Bible’s Origin, Reliability, and Meaning

Habermas, Gary and J. P. Moreland. Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality

Henry, Carl. God, Revelation, and Authority (6 Vols.)

House, Wayne and Dennis Jowers. Reasons for Our Hope: An Introduction to Christian Apologetics

Keener, Craig. The Historical Jesus of the Gospels

Keener, Craig. Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts

Koenig, Harold (Ed.) and Harvey Cohen (Ed.). The Link between Religion and Health: Psychoneuroimmunology and the Faith Factor

Koenig, Harold. Medicine, Religion, and Health: Where Science and Spirituality Meet

Koenig, Harold. Spiritual and Health Research: Methods, Measurements, Statistics, and Resources

Little, Bruce (Ed.) and Mark Liederbach (Ed.). Defending the Faith, Engaging the Culture: Essays Honoring L. Russ Bush

Mayers, Ronald. Balanced Apologetics: Using Evidences and Presuppositions in Defense of the Faith

McGrath, Alister. The Passionate Intellect: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind 

McGrath, Alister. A Scientific Theology: Nature. 

McGrath, Alister. A Scientific Theology: Reality. 

McGrath, Alister. A Scientific Theology: Theory. 

McGrath, Alister. Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things 

Meister, Chad (Ed.) and Khaldoun Sweis. Christian Apologetics: An Anthropology of Primary Sources

Oswalt, John. The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? 

Plantiga, Alvin. God and Other Minds: A Study of the Rational Justification of Belief in God 

Plantiga, Alvin. Warranted Christian Belief

Plantinga, Alvin. Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism 

Polkinghorne, John. Belief in God in an Age of Science 

Polkinghorne, John. Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions About God, Science, and Belief 

Polkinghorne, John. Testing Scripture: A Scientist Explores the Bible

Poythress, V. S. Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach

Sanders, Fred. The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything

Stackhouse, John. Can God Be Trusted?: Faith and the Challenge of Evil

Stott, John. The Cross of Christ

Van Til, Cornelius. Christian Apologetics

Van Til, Cornelius. The Defense of the Faith

Wilkins, Michael (Ed.) and J. P. Moreland (Ed.). Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus

Wright, N. T. The Resurrection of the Son of God

Join the Conversation

What books would you recommend for exploring the case for Christianity?

Tags: Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Case for Christ, Evidence for Christianity, New Atheism

A Conversation about Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christianity

Brian McLaren, I Accept Your Invitation

Welcome: You’re reading “Part 1” of my blog series responding to Brian McLaren’s book A New Kind of Christianity. Many people have engaged Brian’s thinking—most focusing on a systematic theology response (you can visit here to see a boatload of links). I’m thankful for their foundational responses. My focus is on “pastoral theology” or “practical theology.” As a pastor, counselor, and professor who equips the church for biblical counseling and spiritual formation, I’m accepting Brian’s invitation to interact about the implications of his views for the everyday life of one-another Christianity—the “personal ministry of the Word.” My posts will be periodic so I can intelligently, carefully, fairly, and thoroughly engage Brian’s thinking.

Brian’s Invitation

Throughout A New Kind of Christianity Brian invites conversation. He calls it an invitation for discussion not a “debate that creates hate” (p. 17). Using a sports’ analogy, Brian writes about his views, “They are offered as a gentle serve or lob; their primary goal is to start the interplay, to get things rolling, to invite reply” (p. 23). Brian also notes concerning those who may disagree with him that, “We welcome their charitable critique” (p. 25). In summary he says, “This quest must instead work more like a wedding proposal, an invitation. It must be about free conversation, not forced conversion” (p. 27).

To this generic invite, Brian adds a very specific invitation to pastors and counselors. When I read the following words, my ears perked up higher than Mr. Spock from Star Trek.

“This Greco-Roman framing may help explain why Christian pastors and counselors have such a hard time convincing Christians that God actually loves them” (p. 266).

Game On

Until reading that quote, my plan was to let the “theologians” converse with Brian. Of course, theology intimately relates to everyday life, so I should have been willing to join the conversation from the get-go. But when I read that quote, it was “Game on.” Brian had served up his “gentle lob” and I would volley back.

This is why the specific emphasis of my tennis match, er, conversation, with Brian focuses on:

What are the implications of A New Kind of Christianity for “the personal ministry of the Word”—biblical counseling, spiritual formation, pastoral counseling, pastoral care, Christian counseling, one another ministry, soul care, spiritual direction, spiritual friendship, and personal discipleship?

Call it whatever you want. I’ve spent the past quarter-century in the trenches of pastoral ministry comforting grieving parishioners, counseling struggling Christians, equipping lay people, pastors, and professional Christian counselors for “the personal ministry of the Word.”

Brian’s “ten questions” deserve a “pastoral ministry response.” Game on.

A Few Ground Rules

Any good tennis match must have a few ground rules (even in post-modern tennis—sorry, I couldn’t resist!). Any healthy conversation ought to include some communication skills and relational competencies. I’ll “basically” let Brian set those ground rules.

Ground Rule # 1: Q and R (Sorta’)

Brian asks not for Q/A, but for Q/R. Q/A, of course, equals Question and Answer. Brian says he thinks most questions aren’t suited for a simple answer (I’m not sure any questions are suited for a simple answer…). So he prefers Q/R: Question and Response—stimulating, open-ended, conversations starters.

So here’s my intention:

To engage Brian in stimulating Q/R about how his ten questions relate to the personal ministry of the Word (biblical counseling, spiritual formation, pastoral care, small groups, personal discipleship, soul care, spiritual direction, spiritual friendship, one another ministry, etc.).

Now, that said, I will try to do not just what Brian said, but what Brian did. As much as Brian likes to focus on “responses,” his book is filled with his answers to his ten questions. That’s not a critique. It’s an observation. And…it set’s the ground rules fairly so that we’re both playing by the same norms. Yes, I will give my answers. And I’ll give them in the form I often tell my students, “This is my current best attempt to respond to this question.” So…please be charitable when you read not only “responses” from me, but also “answers.” I want to be like Brian.

Ground Rule # 2: “Charitable” (Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend)

Brian repeatedly asks that people who respond to him do so charitably. I want to do that. In fact, I hope I do it more consistently than it felt like, to me, Brian did it.

I don’t have the time or space in this first post to share the many examples of Brian’s less-than-charitable interactions throughout the book, but I will share a few samplers…to set the ground rules. Brian starts the book by illustrating his innocent speaking engagement being bothered by four people placing leaflets on car windshields talking about Brian as a “known heretic” (p. 1). He responds by asking the rhetorical question, “How did a mild-manner guy like me get into so much trouble” (p. 2)?

Now, now. Is that any way to start a friendly conversation? So…those who disagree or have different responses from Brian are illustrative of heresy hunters. Brian and those with views like him are innocent mild-manner guys. I know, it’s subtle (well, kind of). I know, Brian didn’t say everyone who disagrees is a “heresy hunter.” He didn’t say everyone who agrees with him is a good guy. But… come on… is that really an open-ended invitation to a charitable conversation?

But that’s topped by the page where Brian introduces the first five questions. The illustration now changes from parking lot heresy hunters to evil guards at a concentration camp (p. 31).

And who are these concentration camp guards? They are pastors (who disagree with Brian).

For Brian, the reason others are not on his quest is because they’ve been locked in a closet, cell, or concentration camp by guards (pastors) motivated by a desire to keep people under their control by making them fearful of the real world. These guards (pastors) are like Satan masquerading as an angel of light. “We see our guards not as guards at all, but as pleasant custodians in clerical robes or casual suits. They’ve been to graduate school (seminary) where many of them mastered the techniques of friendly manipulation…” (p. 31, parenthesis added).

Brian, come clean. That’s not a shout out, is it? That’s a bit of an introductory dig. We’ve been dissed, right? Is this really how we want to invite charitable conversation?

So…now…if I “respond” to Brian with any difference of opinion, that puts me in the camp (remember, he said “many of them” not a few) of those manipulative pastors who seek to control their congregations through fear (techniques learned in “graduate school”—where do pastors go for graduate school?—seminary). So I’m in a double-bind because I’ve pastored three churches and I now equip pastors at a seminary.

The examples could go on and on. These are simply two of Brian’s somewhat subtle illustrative introductions. Read the book and you’ll stumble upon a batch of specific less-than-charitable statements about those who disagree with Brian.

They don’t feel like a “gentle lob” in tennis. They come across like the gauntlet being laid down in a jousting match, like an En Garde” in fencing, like a “glove slap” in a duel, or like a Klingon Bat’leth line-up (you have to be a Star Trek fan).

I’m going to try to follow Brian’s ground rules of charitable conversation, but hopefully more as a friendly tennis match than as, “I challenge you to a duel!” Perhaps the imagery from Proverbs fits best, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Proverbs 27:6). Some of Brian’s words are biting, wounding, sarcastic, in-your-face (yep, mild-mannered Brian). I’ll try to take them as faithful wounds from a friend (believing the best about Brian’s intentions). So…when I’m a tad playful, or sarcastic, or telling-it-like-it-is, please allow me the benefit of the doubt, also.

The Rest of the Story

In “Part 2,” I’ll further explain my focus—what I’m calling “the personal ministry of the Word.” In relationship to Brian’s ten questions, I’ll introduce two themes—the sufficiency of Scripture and progressive sanctification—as they relate to “biblical counseling” and “spiritual formation.”

Join the Conversation

What implications do you see for “the personal ministry of the Word” from Brian’s ten questions in A New Kind of Christianity?

Tags: A New Kind of Christianity, Biblical Counseling, Brian McLaren, Christianity, McLaren, Spiritual Formation

The Story

At RPM Ministries our story is all about changing lives with Christ’s changeless truth.

We’re always asking people, “Want to change lives?”

But, what if your life is unchanged? What then? How do you participate in life’s greatest adventure of empowering others to live a changed life if you remain powerless to change?

Then our question for you is entirely different. The new question, really the first question, is “Want a changed life?”

How do people change? Why do people need to change? Change to what?

The story that answers those questions is the story God is telling in the Bible. His story is summarized below. To read about it in narrative form, click below on the image of The Story.

When you’re done, tell us what you think. Ask us any questions that you have. Contact us at rpm.ministries@gmail.com

Tags: Christ, Christianity, Gospel, Salvation, The Story

3 Christian Views on Tiger Woods’ Confession

Since Tiger Woods’ 13-minute speech/confessional on Friday, the blog world has been all abuzz about what he said, how he said it, what he should have said, and why.

Consider three perspectives from three Christian commentators/bloggers.

1. Al Mohler offers his always-insightful analysis, comparing Tiger Woods’ Buddhist Confession with a Christian Confession. You can read Mohler’s view here.

2. Mark DeMoss shares what he thinks Tiger Woods should have said. Interesting stuff, that you can read here.

3. Brit Hume has been in the news, and mocked by non-Christians, ever since the scandal broke, because of his suggestion that Christianity offers a unique way of forgiveness through Christ. Bill O’Reilly asked Brit about that last night on The O’Reilly Factor. You can view the clip below.

 

  

Join the Conversation What do you think? Do Christians have a “right” to express their views and compare their faith to other faiths? What speech do you think Tiger should have given? What do you think of the speech he gave? What does Christianity offer someone in need of forgiveness?

 

Tags: Al Mohler, Brit Hume, Buddhism, Christianity, Forgiveness, Mark DeMoss, Tiger Woods

6 Views on Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christianity

Brian McLaren’s book, A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith, is causing quite the stir on the Net. I’ve collated links to several reviews.

Tim Challies

Tim Challies has penned a strong (speaking the truth in love) general response at his site. It’s well worth reading.

Mike Wittmer

For a detailed, point-by-point, loving, logical, and theological response, I encourage you to visit Mike Wittmer’s site. Mike has posted responses to each of Brian’s ten questions. 

*The Introduction

*Question 1: What Is the Overarching Story Line of the Bible?

*Question 2: How Should the Bible Be Understood?

*Interlude: The Defining Issue—The Creation/Fall/Redemption Narrative

*Question 3: Is God Violent?

*Question 4: Who Is Jesus and Why Is He Important?

*Question 5, Part 1: What Is the Gospel?

*Question 5, Part 2: What Is the Gospel?

*Question 6: What Do We Do about the Church?

*Question 7: Can We Find a Way to Address Human Sexuality?

*Questions 8-9: Can We Find a Better Way of Viewing the Future? and How Should Followers of Jesus Relate to People of Other Religions?

*Question 10: How Can We Translate Our Quest into Action?

Kevin DeYoung

Kevin DeYoung, over at his Gospel Coalition blog, DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed has a two-part post. He’s also updated and expanded his response to the book in PDF format.

*Christianity and McLarenism, Part 1

*Christianity and McLarenism, Part 2

*Christianity and McLarenism, in PDF.

Scot McKnight

Christianity Today has posted a review by Scot McKnight, professor at North Park University. McKnight has been relatively sympathetic to some of McLaren’s past writings. However this review states that the book is not so much revolutionary, but evolutionary. You can read it here.  

Panel from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

A panel of professors from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in this post calls the book “a fresh take on an old lie.”

You can view the video of the entire panel discussion here.

My Take (Bob Kellemen)

I’ve posted a multi-part series with a different slant on the book. What are the implications of McLaren’s ten questions for the personal ministry of the Word? Or, put another way, What is a biblical counseling and spiritual formation response to McLaren’s take on the ten questions?    

*Introduction: Brian McLaren, I Accept Your Invitation

*Overview: A Biblical Counseling Response to Brian McLaren

*Question 1: The Narrative Question

*Question 2: The Authority Question 

*Question 3: The God Question

*Question 4: The Jesus Question

*Question 5: The Gospel Question

*Question 6: The Church Question

*Question 7: The Sex Question

*Question 8: The Future Question

*Question 9: The Pluralism Question

*Question 10: The What Now Question 

*Conclusion: The Final Word and the Word After That

*Final Recap: Links

*Free Resource # 1: I’ve collated my entire blog series into a Word Document. Visit: A Conversation about Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christianity

*Free Resource # 2: I’ve interacted with some of these issues in another free Word Document. Visit: Just Where Did the Emergent Idea of Salvation Emerge From? 

Join the Conversation

What are your thoughts on McLaren’s book, Challies’ review, Wittmer’s reviews, McKnight’s review, the SBTS review, and my series?

    

Tags: A New Kind of Christianity, Book Review, Brian McLaren, DeYoung, Gospel Coalition, Kevin DeYoung, Mike Wittmer, Tim Challies

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

1 Corinthians 1:2—I am sanctified in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 5:26; Colossians 3:12—I am holy in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:8—I am blameless in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:30—I am wise in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:30—I am holiness to God in Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:16—I have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s fellow worker.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s field.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 6:16—I am God’s sacred temple.

1 Corinthians 6:11—I am washed in Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:19—I am the temple of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:20—I have been bought and redeemed with a price.

2 Corinthians 2:14—Christ always leads me in a triumphal victory march.

2 Corinthians 3:6—I am a competent minister of the new covenant in Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:10—In Christ I have surpassing, lasting glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18—I am a growing reflection of the Lord’s glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18—I am increasingly being transformed into Christ’s likeness.

2 Corinthians 4:16—I am being renewed inwardly day by day in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17—I am a new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:18—I am a minister of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:20—I am Christ’s ambassador.

2 Corinthians 5:21—I have the righteousness of God in Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:9—I am spiritually rich in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:2—I am Christ’s spiritually pure virgin.

Galatians 1:4—I have been rescued from this present evil age.

Galatians 2:20—I am crucified with Christ.

Galatians 3:13-14—I am redeemed from the curse.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians: http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6