IM Podcasts

Repentance is the process of confessing one’s sins, turning away from the self-life, and returning to a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ from the inside out. This cannot be done effectively unless the Holy Spirit brings revelation to specific areas of the flesh that rise up against Jesus Christ. Once true repentance has occurred, the indwelt Christian can begin to apply their identity in Chr...

My Flesh exhibits patterns, reactions, and/or sinful actions that reveal (my) an individual’s self-life -- trash left behind by the old nature. These fleshly reactions lead the believer to Life (Christ) or death (flesh) decisions. If the believer continues to choose self-life decisions, we believe God will bring this person to the end of himself through consequences formed by their own flesh. This...

Problems are direct consequences of self-life efforts. God then uses these problems to bring the believer to the end of their own resources, or self-life, in order to create a dependence on Christ’s Life from within. We believe that suffering is the key component to learning obedience to Christ Jesus, who actually lives in the born-again believer. It is these problems that reveal the person’s fles...

External/Internal is an individual attempting to gain love, acceptance, and significance from external resources -- idolatry. Since Godship sets up “self-rule,” the individual works to turn negative externals into positive ones, by making use of self-effort. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substa...

Rejection is withholding love from self, others, and God. There are two types of rejection: overt and covert. Overt rejection is “obvious or known” rejection -- for example, I hate you! Covert rejection is “subtle or unknown” rejection -- for example, smiling on the outside while judging on the inside. Both of these forms of rejection are consequences of Godship applied, either by self or from oth...

Godship: A simple term to describe what the Word defines as the number one problem in life — mankind attempting to function as their own god in the lives of self, others, and even God. This includes suffering with divorce, suicide, eating problems, depression, or any other common problem with the self-life. Most of the time, it falls under the category of Godship -- finding ways to fix the fix tha...

Introduction, Discipleship in the Making: Many self-proclaimed “Christians” put their entire Christian experience in the day of their Salvation. Once saved, they continue to function by making use of their own mind, will, and emotions. This weakness sets all indwelt Christians in a position of needing discipleship, thus needing a Christ as Life Discipleship method. This is a public episode. If you...

A spiritual gift is a God given ability planted within your soul by the Holy Spirit activated upon the day of your salvation and is a direct manifestation of the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. Every member of the Body of Christ receives at least one. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/subscr...

Welcome to: 'Identity Matters Podcast,' an outreach of Identity Matters Productions & IOM America. A podcast helping members of the body of Christ to experience, mature in, and communicate effectively the message of the believer's Identity in Christ. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/s...

Being obedient in the social area of life starts with the believer’s citizenship in Heaven and this is why we eagerly await for Husband, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil. 3:20). All our earthly social behavior and activities should replicate this citizenship and our allegiance to Christ. The proof of this is in our position of being seated at the right hand of God in Christ. This is a public episode. I...

The Word tells us to do nothing from selfishness or self-conceit, but to humbly set our minds on the mind of Christ from within when it comes to considering another more important than ourselves. We are required by our Lord to not merely look out for our own personal interest, but also for the interest of those around us. This cannot happen unless we are devoted to each and every Body member by ma...

Welcome to: 'Identity Matters Podcast,' an outreach of Identity Matters Productions & IOM America. A podcast helping members of the body of Christ to experience, mature in, and communicate effectively the message of the believer's Identity in Christ. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/s...

Have you ever wondered what the purpose is for relationships outside of Christ? I certainly have! Let’s review the facts, all unsaved people are of the world and are hostile toward God due to this reality (James 4:5). The scriptures go on to say that anyone who is friends with the world makes himself an enemy of God. So how is it that we are to befriend those of the world? Did you know that our so...

Seeing is believing, at least that was what I was taught growing up. After I came to accepting the Life of Christ within me, I realized something rather mind-bending – that what I see is not reality but rather a twisted view, or vision, of the enemy’s complexities and graven imagery. Satan has been working 24/7 for almost 7,000 years to form “Christian” leaders that block the VISION of Christ’s vi...

Learn more about your victory through your identity in Christ... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/subscribe

The authority structure laid out by God from the beginning of human time is what makes or breaks the Lord’s “machine” from functioning according to the God of the Hebrew. Authority structures are part of God’s Holy design and cannot be avoided – even in a post-modern world. Everyone is under authority, even Satan himself. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribe...

Strong and upright character in the life of an indwelt believer is what God determines to develop in order that He might be demonstrated and glorified here on earth. Scripture tells us that God makes everything that happens in life fit into a pattern of good to those who love Him from within and are called for His purpose. Why? To be conformed to the image/reflection of His Son Jesus Christ – but...

There are only two sources of wisdom (Intel), not three. Source one is through the mind of Christ. Source two is through the mind of Satan and the third source is made-up by man – man’s own wisdom and intelligence through his own mind. Learn More... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/su...

There are only two sources of wisdom (Intel), not three. Source one is through the mind of Christ. Source two is through the mind of Satan and the third source is made-up by man – man’s own wisdom and intelligence through his own mind. Learn More... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/su...

"Paganism" in the context of classical antiquity as "the unity of religion and politics, of spirit and nature, of god and man", qualified by the observation that "man" in the Pagan view is always defined by ethnicity, i.e. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Jew, etc., so that each Pagan tradition is also a national tradition. It is to postulate that the emergence of monotheism (one God), must find a way to m...

At the winter solstice, the sacred tree was cut down in remembrance of Nimrod's death and decorated, as a king would adorn himself. So, the tree represents Nimrod and decorating it is a symbol of adoring the pagan god with the beauty fit for a king. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/su...

It is said that one’s thought patterns reveals the person’s functional identity. In proverbs we find this: For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you. (Proverbs 23:7) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/subscribe

Man’s default from birth is to be equal with God, if not rise above Him. Not only is this a sin but it is entirely fruitless. So why do we attempt to do such a ridiculous thing? The sin that became our identity in the garden was and is to be like God. Even though the thought of such and act is absolute idiocy – we practice such futility on a daily basis. Seriously, how could the Creator and Sustai...

Man’s default from birth is to be equal with God, if not rise above Him. Not only is this a sin but it is entirely fruitless. So why do we attempt to do such a ridiculous thing? The sin that became our identity in the garden was and is to be like God. Even though the thought of such and act is absolute idiocy – we practice such futility on a daily basis. Seriously, how could the Creator and Sustai...

Most self-proclaimed Christians aim in life to be happy, thus requiring God to make them happy. These types of believers expect God to change His doctrines to match their morbid beliefs – particularly the ones that make them “un-happy” or uncomfortable. One of the most common used against God is the doctrines of divorce. Many of Christians in my office have made the statement that “God does not wa...