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Teknon

 
In Tiv, it is important to know your lineage.  So when Tiv people ask "Who are you and where are you from" they expect to hear a lot! When I was little l disliked the question, because of how lengthy the answer should be, however, I still answered it. 

IDENTITY
I like the many definitions of identity because as different as they are, it all still makes sense. One of which is, it is the knowledge of who one is. It also means the difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood. Another definition says it is the sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind. 
Gen1:27 "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." 
First, you have the image of God then,
John 1:12-13 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." a lot of people have read this scripture in passing without realizing how powerful and amazing it is. But as many as received Him, that is the only condition to also partake of what's next "the power to become the son of God" 

The word sons as used in this scripture is a Greek Teknon which means, offspring, children, or son. It means an offspring birthed by a bond of love. The day you received Him, something changed. The message puts it, "These are the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten" so God is your direct parent, you have His divine DNA and have His very nature in you! 
What in this world is better than that? Imagine going for an interview with the knowledge that you have the highest connection anyone could ever have! How is it possible to not get the Job? Fail the exam or live in lack?! One phone call and it is done!

2 Cor 5:17"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." do not wait for the world to define who you are, this is a legal truth that the world can not comprehend.

So now you get the many definitions of identity, who you are, your uniqueness, and finally the sameness you share with God.

Who are you?
You may have been born poor, living as an orphan, or even disowned by your "flesh, blood, or sex-begotten parents" but here's a greater identity. You're not without help, alone or forsaken. 
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  1. PraiseOctober 6, 2023 at 4:44 AM

    ❤️❤️

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  2. fabianjoshua.coOctober 13, 2023 at 5:50 AM

    Indeed a Solid knowledge of who we are is key to navigating through life...we will carry this consciousness always ..
    Thanks for sharing!

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