Who Am I? Quotes

“May God give each of us the perspective to see our first day in heaven, with Christ, right now. Because if we do, it will change the way we live every day.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Do you desire heaven? Do you want to be where Christ is? If you are a dual citizen of the earthly and heavenly kingdoms, you will have an emerging consciousness of both places. You know that this is not all there is, and you desire all that there is.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“The holiness and righteousness of Jesus Christ and the image of God is being translated into us, bit by bit.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“This is how God does a work which truly changes our identity. He leads us away from self to salvation in Christ.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Sin and death have become a horrifying reality of this world, including our own hearts, where they have shaped our identity, to break it and corrupt it. If that was the end of the matter, then everything would be hopeless, but it is not.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Whatever meekness we display in life-including feminine meekness-will do a work of eternal value.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“A woman marked by meekness is a woman at peace... She is content with God's ultimate and sovereign control and her place in His grand plan.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Beauty always leaves a lasting impression, and true beauty (as opposed to mere glamor) always glorifies and elevates.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Wherever meekness is commanded in the Christian life, it is an act of faith. If we give up control, we can only trust God for the outcome. That means we need not fear or be anxious because we are in the best of hands.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“It turns out marriage is an intimidating things to do, but also one which sanctifies us to be more like the Lord Jesus and less like sinners in very profound ways.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Ever since the promise of Genesis 3:15, Satan has hated mothers and children.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“God placed humble, selfless, often despised motherhood at the very center of His grand plan of salvation for the cosmos.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“The man who is truly strong where it counts is one in whom the Word of God abides and who has overcome the evil one. Together, these qualities demonstrate that a man knows God.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“You are not a god. You are made by God. You are not an animal. You are made for His glory.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“We are in a struggle with the Creator Himself, to pry His scepter from His hands, that we may rule with it instead. We crave the status of the Creator. We want to redefine what He has already defined. We have forgotten that we are dust.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Part of being a creature of dust is coming to terms with our finiteness.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“We are not gods. We are mere creatures. We are finite. We are dependent. We are created.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Being made in the image of God reminds us that we are more than animals, that we are a unique part of God's creation. Being made from the dust reminds us that we are nonetheless mere creatures.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“The pro-life command is a weighty matter indeed. The project of making and raising a human life is among the greatest sacrifices that can be embarked upon in the human experience. It brings the highest highs, the lowest lows, the lightest and the heaviest of experiences. It is something of eternal significance and value.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Human life is the only kind of life that God has moved all of history to redeem. Human life is the only kind of life that God made for eternal friendship and eternal glory. Human life is the only kind of life that has the necessary qualities to receive such blessings.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Human beings were made to image God.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“When we read that in the beginning, God created mankind in His image and likeness, we learn that mankind clearly reflected and embodied something that was God's.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Because all things truly did begin with God, so when we raise our perspective to His perspective, we see them truthfully and know how to deal with them wisely.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Rather than following our instincts, or the way of the world, by beginning with self, I pray that we would train ourselves to begin where Scripture begins.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“Scripture affirms those who believed God, but we live in times when we increasingly seem to affirm those who believe in themselves.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle

“We don't need to look inside ourselves to find who we really are; we need to look outside ourselves to the Word of the One who created us.”
― Martyn Iles, Who Am I?: Solving the Identity Puzzle