Chapter 8 - Exchanged Life Spirituality - Grasping Our True Identity in Christ

Exchanged life spirituality concentrates on the reality of the new identity through the in-Christ relationship that can dramatically transform us as we progressively grasp it in our experience. It stresses that the spiritual life is not a matter of trying to do things for Jesus but of claiming and resting in what he has already done for us. This chapter sets the stage for this issue of identity by considering our God-given needs for love and acceptance, significance and identity, and competence and fulfilment. In this chapter consider: 1) A clearer sense of the principles involved in exchanged life spiritually, 2) An appreciation for God's character and his loving plan that flows out of his character, 3) An understanding of our God-created needs for love and acceptance, significance and identity, and competence and fulfilment.