Adrian Rogers was a motivator, an encourager, and a leader of the faith.

He was also passionate about presenting scriptural application to everyday life circumstances,

and you'll hear that in today's message.

Now, let's join Adrian Rogers.

Take your Bibles tonight and turn, if you will, please, to 1 John chapter 4.

I want to talk to you about something very, very important for our Bible study tonight.

And really, if God writes this upon your heart, it will be a great, great blessing to you.

First John, Chapter 4 in verse 17.

Now, here's the subject.

It is not a catchy title,

but it is an important subject. As a matter of fact, I'm going to read you something that's going to be very concise, But a greater truth has never, ever been told in fewer words.

The subject is our identification with Christ.

Our identification with Christ.

Now listen to 1 John chapter 4, verse 17.

Herein is our love made perfect

that we may have boldness in the day of judgment.

Now here's the statement that I said,

no greater truth has ever been said in fewer words,

because as he is, so are we in this world. The last part of that verse is what I'm bearing down on.

As he is, as Jesus is, so are we in this world.

Now that is the doctrine of the identification with Jesus Christ.

In a Christian, Jesus lives, walks, talks, breathes, and acts in the flesh.

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