My old self has died, and my new life is hidden with Christ in God. I am not defined by my past. The life I now possess is brand new. Any part of me that existed before I believed the gospel of Jesus Christ has zero influence on my identity. My Father, the Creator of life now determines who I am, and I choose to walk in my newness of life.
Colossians 3:3 - For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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Romans 6:4 - Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Galatians 2:20 - I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.