Who Am I? Solving the Identity Puzzle (Download)

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Identity
  • The Inward Look
  • The Big Mistake
  • In The Beginning, GOD
• The Identity Puzzle
  • Piece #1: Made - Genesis 1:26 - "Let Us make Mankind"
  • Piece #2: Display - Genesis 1:27 - "So, God created man in His own image."
  • Piece #3: Eternal - Genesis 2:7 - "The LORD God...breathed into his nostrils the breath of life"
  • Piece #4: Dust - Genesis 2:7 - "Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground"
  • Piece #5: Dominion - Genesis 1:28 - "...and have dominion"
  • Piece #6: Gender - Genesis 1:27 - "Male and female He created them."
  • Piece #7: Fallen - Genesis 5:3 - "Adam...fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image"
  • Piece #8: Restored - 1 Corinthians 15:49 - "...we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven"
• The Solution
  • So, Who Am I?

Endorsements

“Actors learn to swap identities with each new role. In today’s selfie world, young people today think they’re starring in a movie about themselves, trying to figure out what character to play. “Who am I” brilliantly reminds us that as image bearers of God, our identity is secure. Learn how each of us are set apart, cherished, gifted and commissioned to enter the stage of the world, right on cue, and live out the role of a lifetime.”

Kirk Cameron, Actor, Filmmaker

“Not too many have their finger on the pulse of a generation, as does Martyn. And there are not many with the godly eloquence and passion needed to communicate to them. May God bless this vital publication and use it to extend His Kingdom.”

Ray Comfort, Founder & CEO, Living Waters

In Whom Am I?, Martyn Iles grounds human identity in the biblical portraits of mankind found in Genesis and the New Testament—as creature, image-bearer, and dominion-wielder, as well as in his fallen and restored states. Expressive individualism has taken Western society by storm and has led to confusion, identity crises, depression, anxiety, misery, and even suicide—especially among young people. The only remedy for this dire situation is the liberating gospel of Jesus Christ, the true Man, who restores us to our true humanity, grounds our identity in Himself, points us away from ourselves toward God and others, and reconciles us with the triune God in everlasting bliss. In this engaging, relevant, and thought-provoking book, Iles boldly tackles controversial issues of anthropology from a biblical perspective—from work to gender identity and confusion, to the distinct roles of men and women. My prayer is that the Lord will mightily use this work to bring the gospel to the next generation!

Joel R. Beeke, Chancellor and Professor of Homiletics & Systematic Theology, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

"Many in our generation are not merely in confusion about their human identity and gender, they are in rebellion. With bold and uncompromising conviction, Martyn Iles calls us back to the only possible standard by which we can properly understand ourselves and our life's purpose: The nature and character of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures."

Israel Wayne, Author, Conference Speaker and Founder of Family Renewal, LLC

"Martyn Iles masterfully applies the Word of God to the many questions swirling about in our 'Age of Identity.' Who am I? compels us to find answers, not by looking inward, but by looking outward and upward. As a former public-school teacher of 13 years, I can attest to the detrimental impact Gender Ideology has had on our youth; this book provides biblical answers to the questions on identity and invites the reader to take another look, not at self, but at God. Iles hits the nail on the head with this desperately needed and timely message of finding one’s identity in Christ!"

John Stamper, Author of Conflicted: Pulling Back the Curtain on Public Education, author, teacher, homeschooler, and podcast host

"Martyn Iles has an almost unrivalled gift of showing how the Bible's teachings are vitally relevant for our times. Who Am I? is a key book for this generation of youth to read. It's also the book for parents, teachers, and pastors to read in order to properly guide the youth through a confusing period of their lives, a confusion not helped by living in an even more confused age. Who Am I? shows how secular humanist ideas of human identity are fundamentally misleading and must inevitably result in confusion and despair. By carefully working through the Bible, Iles shows in the clearest terms what the truth is about who we are as human beings and, importantly, as males and females. Iles' book will arm a generation of youths with the means of resisting secular humanist and woke indoctrination and set their lives on the foundation of truth. Church study and youth groups in particular will be blessed by Iles' book. I have no doubt Who Am I? will play a significant role in turning the tide against the secular humanism of our age."

Dr Stephen Chavura Ph.D., Author, Commentator, Historian

"From the beginning Satan has enticed mankind with the lie from Genesis 3, that humanity can usurp the creator God and His rule over all. In the present moment, our society inhabits a Romans 1 existence, where the creature is worshipped rather than the Creator. Martyn Iles reminds believers that this deception is as old as creation and that the fraud of self-identity is streaming through our culture yielding the fruit of chaos and death upon those who like Eve succumb to Satan’s treachery. This book is to remind us that ultimately God’s Word and our divinely created identity are essential in the battle against evil. It is encouraging and informative and calls us to remember that we should not be disconsolate while living in this world, as God’s Word abides in us and through Him, we have overcome the evil one."

Philip Webb, The Master’s Seminary, Hymns of Grace