“Identity Crisis or Identity Deception? When Humanity & Holiness Collide”
Teacher: Jonathan McGuire
Who are you? What makes you you? Can you be and do whatever makes you happy? Can you love whomever and whatever you want? Do you choose your identity, or is it forced on you from birth? As Christians, what is our identity, what choice do we have in the matter, and how does grace play a role? Does God love me if I identify as a girl even if I was born a boy, identify as black but was born white, or feel like an adult in a teenage body (or a teenager in an adult body)? What does my identity have to do with my humanity, and what does my humanity have to do with God's holiness? Identity may be a new topic in TV, politics, schools, and 26 churches, shaping everything we think, feel, and do, but the answers are old. We sense that who we are and why are vital, yet the voices screaming into the debate are confusing. These issues aren't easy, but clarity and certainty are possible through Christ. This class will address the issues around Identity and provide answers from Scripture on who we are, how we know, and what difference it makes one way or the other.