Identity

Renegade Atlas

Renegade Atlas podcast Hosts: Matt Doud and Chad Hawk

Our personality is not our identity. It's certainly a big part of who we are, but it doesn't tell the whole story. In this episode Matt and Chad explore the concept of identity - what it is, what it isn't, and where it comes from.

Takeaways from the episode:

1. Recognizing what drives us
2. The perception of safety
3. Confession, repentance, and accepting forgiveness
4. Know your why: what is your purpose, drive in life, what is your calling?

Key Milestones:

[00:01:37] - Identity vs Personality

[00:04:55] - The conformity of the school system in our culture

[00:08:02] - Where does our identity come from?

[00:10:30] - What is Safety?

[00:16:19] - Straying from the path and correcting your course

[00:19:02] - What is the purpose of life?

[00:22:52] - Do you know your why?

[00:26:27] - Jesus’ humanity, the demonstration of a perfect human life

[00:31:04] - Repentance, What we think vs what it actually is.

[00:34:28] - Common themes of characters in the Bible, they were broken

[00:39:08] - The Story of Nebuchadnezzar

Key Quotes:

• “What does it mean to shed this persona or personality and develop and let your own identity bloom.” [00:03:49]
• “Our identity, that like god’s eternal fingerprint on our soul.” [00:08:24]
• “A wrong sum can be put right but only by going back until you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on, evil can be undone but it can not develop into good.” [00:17:04]
• “Sometimes the more “harmless” things are more harmful because they are so covert.” [00:24:32]

Links: Renegade Atlas - https://www.therenegadeatlas.com