Podcast
I Am a Child of God
The Salt Company - Ames
Speaker: Mark Vance, with Luke Rose
October 11, 2025 · 43 min
Identity in ChristGod's SovereigntyGraceAnxiety & WorryEphesians 1:3–52 Corinthians 5:17John 1:12–13
Summary
God's true name for Christians is Father, and the corresponding identity for believers is beloved child. Through adoption in Christ, secured by Jesus's sacrifice, Christians possess unshakable confidence in their Father's love and good plans, freeing them from anxiety and the false burden of earning divine approval.
Highlights
Father is the Christian name for God, which means child is God's name for you—beloved son, treasured daughter, chosen by the father to be adopted into his family.
To be right with God the judge is a great thing, but to be loved and cared for by God the father is greater.
It is a cosmic impossibility for God to shortchange you. Sooner will the sun cease to shine than it will be for God to turn away from doing good to you.