Some trends have become observable among believers, particularly among young ministers of the gospel. I dealt with one of the trends in my article - Identity by association . In this piece, I will deal with another major trend that needs to be addressed. You will agree with me that the primary calling of the believer is to be with the Lord and then He can send us on assignments as it pleases Him (Mk. 3:14). This implies that your identity cannot be defined by your performance in ministry but by how much you are dwelling in Him. Today however, there are believers who are beginning to measure their success or the success of their ministry by their ability to perform, this is what I refer to as identity by performance. Your identity in Christ cannot be based on how well you can perform, but on that which God through Christ has already accomplished in your life, and the measure of your dwelling in Him. Your performance therefore doesn’t define your identity, neither is it necessari...
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